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put·ter
1
/
ˈpʌt
ər
/
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[
puht
-er
]
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verb (used without object)
1.
to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner:
to putter in the garden.
2.
to move or go in a specified manner with ineffective action or little energy or purpose:
to putter about the house on a rainy day.
3.
to move or go slowly or aimlessly; loiter.
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noun
4.
puttering or ineffective action; dawdling.
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Verb phrase
5.
putter away,
to spend or fill in a
random
, inconsequential, or unproductive way; fritter away; waste:
We puttered the morning away.
Also,
especially British
,
potter.
Origin:
1875–80;
variant of
potter
2
Related forms
put·ter·er,
noun
put·ter·ing·ly,
adverb
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putt·er
2
/
ˈpʌt
ər
/
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[
puht
-er
]
Show IPA
noun
Golf
.
1.
a person who
putts
.
2.
a club with a relatively short, stiff shaft and a wooden or iron head, used in
putting
.
Origin:
1735–45;
putt
+
-er
1
put·ter
3
/
ˈpʊt
ər
/
Show Spelled
[
p
oo
t
-er
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
a person or thing that
puts
.
2.
Track
.
a shot-putter.
Origin:
1810–20;
put
+
-er
1
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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World English Dictionary
potter
or
putter
2
(ˈpɒtə)
—
vb
(usually foll by
away
)
1.
(
intr;
often foll by
about
or
around
) to busy oneself in a desultory though agreeable manner
2.
(
intr;
often foll by
along
or
about
) to move with little energy or direction:
to potter about town
3.
to waste (time):
to potter the day away
—
n
4.
the act of pottering
[C16 (in the sense: to poke repeatedly): from Old English
potian
to thrust; see
put
]
putter
or
putter
2
—
vb
—
n
[C16 (in the sense: to poke repeatedly): from Old English
potian
to thrust; see
put
]
'potterer
or
putter
2
—
n
'putterer
or
putter
2
—
n
putter
1
(ˈpʌtə)
—
n
1.
a club for putting, usually having a solid metal head
2.
a golfer who putts
putter
2
(ˈpʌtə)
—
vb
(usually foll by
away
)
1.
(
intr;
often foll by
about
or
around
) to busy oneself in a desultory though agreeable manner
2.
(
intr;
often foll by
along
or
about
) to move with little energy or direction:
to putter about town
3.
to waste (time)
—
n
4.
the act of puttering
[C16 (in the sense: to poke repeatedly): from Old English
potian
to thrust; see
put
]
putter
3
(ˈpʊtə)
—
n
1.
a person who puts:
the putter of a question
2.
a person who puts the shot
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
putter
"keep busy in a rather useless way," 1877 alteration of
potter
(q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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