putter

putt·er ¹  (ptr)

n.

1. A short golf club used for putting.

2. A golfer who is putting.

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put·ter ²  (ptr)

v. put·tered, put·ter·ing, put·ters

v.intr.

To occupy oneself in an aimless or ineffective manner.

v.tr.

To waste (time) in idling: puttered away the hours in the garden.

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[Probably alteration of potter, probably frequentative of Middle English poten, to poke, push, from Old English potian.]

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putter·er n.

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putter¹

n Golf

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations) a club for putting, usually having a solid metal head

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations) a golfer who putts he is a good putter

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putter²

vb

the usual US and Canadian word for potter²

putterer  n

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putter³

n

1. a person who puts the putter of a question

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Athletics (Track & Field)) a person who puts the shot

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	putter - a golfer who is putting               golf player, golfer, linksman - someone who plays the game of golf
	2.	putter - the iron normally used on the putting green putting iron iron - a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head
Verb	1.	putter - work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden" potter busy, occupy - keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
	2.	putter - do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" monkey around, muck about, muck around, potter, tinker, mess around, monkey puddle - mess around, as in a liquid or paste; "The children are having fun puddling in paint" work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
	3.	putter - move around aimlessly potter around, putter around, potter move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

Translations

putter¹ [ˈpʌtəʳ] N → putter m

putter [ˈpʌtə^r] n (GOLF) → putter m
putting green [ˈpʌtɪŋgriːn] n (GOLF) → green m

putter¹

n (= golf club) → Putter m; he’s a good putter → er kann gut einlochen

putter¹ [ˈpʌtəʳ] n (Golf) → putter m inv

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putter¹ [ˈpʌtəʳ] n (Golf) → putter m inv