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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. One hired to serve as an attendant to a golfer, especially by carrying the golf clubs.
  2. n. Scots A boy who does odd jobs.
  3. n. Any of various devices for moving, carrying, or holding an item or collection of items, especially:
  4. n. A lightweight wheeled cart, often fitted with shelves or racks.
  5. n. A small tray with a handle and compartments for holding items such as toiletries or hardware.
  6. n. A lightweight freestanding rack designed to hold accessories.
  7. n. A small wheeled cart attached to a bicycle and used as a conveyance for a child.
  8. n. A tea caddy.
  9. v. To serve as a caddie.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A cadet.
  2. n. A boy, especially as employed in running errands; hence, specifically, one who gains a livelihood by running errands or delivering messages; also, one who carries the clubs of persons playing at golf.
  3. n. An Australian bushman's name for a slouch hat, usually worn with the brim turned down at the back.

Wiktionary

  1. n. golf A golfer's assistant and adviser.
  2. n. A lightweight wheeled cart, often fitted with shelves or racks.
  3. n. A lightweight freestanding rack designed to hold accessories.
  4. n. Alternative form of cadie (Scottish errand boy)
  5. v. intransitive To serve as a golf caddie.
  6. n. A small tray with a handle and compartments for holding items.
  7. n. A small wheeled cart attached to a bicycle and used as a conveyance for a child.
  8. n. A tea caddy.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. Obs. Scot. A cadet.
  2. n. Scot. A lad; young fellow.
  3. n. Scot. One who does errands or other odd jobs.
  4. n. An attendant who carries a golf player's clubs, tees his ball, etc.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player
  2. v. act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player

Etymologies

  1. From Malay kati. (Wiktionary)
  2. Scots, from French cadet, cadet, caddie; see cadet. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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