noun
Meaning 1
One who puts or places.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
putter
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: po͝ot'ə r
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpʊtə(ɹ)/
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General-American: /ˈpʊtɚ/
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General-American: /-ɾɚ/
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rhymes with -ʊtə(ɹ)
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Received-Pronunciation: pŭt'ə r
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpʌtə(ɹ)/
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General-American: /ˈpʌtɚ/
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rhymes with -ʌtə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: P AH1 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A shot-putter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
One who pushes the small wagons in a coal mine, to transport the coal mined by the getter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, mining
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noun
Meaning 4
A golf club specifically intended for a putt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A person who is taking a putt or putting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
To produce intermittent bursts of sound in the course of operating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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noun
Meaning 8
the iron normally used on the putting green
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: putting iron
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: iron
noun
Meaning 9
a golfer who is putting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: golfer, golf player, linksman
verb
Meaning 10
move around aimlessly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: potter, potter around, putter around
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: move
verb
Meaning 11
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: work
Narrower terms: puddle
verb
Meaning 12
work lightly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The old lady is pottering around in the garden
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: potter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: busy, occupy
History
Etymology
From put + -er.
Etymology tree English putt Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English putter From putt + -er.
Alteration of potter.
Onomatopoeic.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: putter — type of golf club
- Finnish: putteri — type of golf club
- German: Putter — type of golf club
- Icelandic: pútter — type of golf club
- Māori: haupatu tīpao — type of golf club
- Māori: haupōro tīpao — type of golf club
- Swedish: putter — type of golf club
- Czech: kutit — to be active
- Czech: šolichat — to be active
- Polish: krzątać się — to be active
- Russian: возиться (vozitʹsja) — to be active
- Russian: копошиться (kopošitʹsja) — to be active
- Serbo-Croatian: poslovati — to be active
- Serbo-Croatian: petljati — to be active
- Serbo-Croatian: prčkati — to be active
- Serbo-Croatian: čeprkati — to be active
- Russian: тарахтеть (taraxtetʹ) — to produce intermittent bursts of sound in the course of operating
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