Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One hired to serve as an attendant to a golfer, especially by carrying the golf clubs.
- n. Scots A boy who does odd jobs.
- n. Any of various devices for moving, carrying, or holding an item or collection of items, especially:
- n. A lightweight wheeled cart, often fitted with shelves or racks.
- n. A small tray with a handle and compartments for holding items such as toiletries or hardware.
- n. A lightweight freestanding rack designed to hold accessories.
- n. A small wheeled cart attached to a bicycle and used as a conveyance for a child.
- n. A tea caddy.
- v. To serve as a caddie.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A cadet.
- 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.
- n. An Australian bushman's name for a slouch hat, usually worn with the brim turned down at the back.
Wiktionary
- n. golf A golfer's assistant and adviser.
- n. A lightweight wheeled cart, often fitted with shelves or racks.
- n. A lightweight freestanding rack designed to hold accessories.
- n. Alternative form of cadie (Scottish errand boy)
- v. intransitive To serve as a golf caddie.
- n. A small tray with a handle and compartments for holding items.
- n. A small wheeled cart attached to a bicycle and used as a conveyance for a child.
- n. A tea caddy.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Obs. Scot. A cadet.
- n. Scot. A lad; young fellow.
- n. Scot. One who does errands or other odd jobs.
- n. An attendant who carries a golf player's clubs, tees his ball, etc.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player
- v. act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player
Etymologies
- From Malay kati. (Wiktionary)
- Scots, from French cadet, cadet, caddie; see cadet. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. A 53-year-old former superstar whose longtime caddie is battling Lou Gehrig's disease and a self-proclaimed underachiever whose bags were carried by his recently fired father shot 5 under par to tie for the lead in the U.S.”
USATODAY.com - Watson, Quigley lead U.S. Open, Tiger at even after first round
“Woosnam's new caddie is his back therapist, Nick Hooper, who replaced Miles Byrne on the bag.”
USATODAY.com - Faxon, Toms make strides in bids for Ryder berths
“' Let's get up and down from here and we'll be here for the weekend, '' Norman told his caddie from the bunker.”
“The ordinary course was to hire a lad they called a caddie, who was like a guide or pilot, led you where you had occasion, and (your errands being done) brought you again where you were lodging.”
“Tiger Woods denies he has differences with long-term caddie Steve Williams more images more images more images more images WASHINGTON - World No. 1 golfer Tiger Woods has rubbished speculation that he is having differences with his longtime caddie Steve Williams.”
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“Tiger Woods denies he has differences with long-term caddie Steve Williams”
“The left hander even ditched his long-term caddie Jim "Bones" McKay on his back nine but it was not as a result of his dissatisfaction.”
“Fisher has stayed loyal to long term caddie Adam who has not been round Augusta before.”
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“' It was a good shot, '' Woods said, when asked why his caddie was applauding.”
“He also is known to call his caddie and haul him away from his family during tour off-weeks.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘caddie’.
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EN - pseudo-English words
English words used by foreigners in a different sense than they would be used by native speakers + madeupical "English" words that sound English but are not recognized as such by native speakers of...
abseiling, advertising, agroboy, airco, air-condition, relooker, apart, autogrill, autostop, babykiller, baby-foot, babylift and 263 more...
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SPOR - Olympic glossary
weightlift, orbitale, figure skate, speed skate, synchronizer, equestrian sport, bobsleigh, starting block, diesis, ligne, piste, water ski and 521 more...
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golf related words
everything golf
airshot, albatross, backswing, baff, baffy, birdie, birdieing, bisque, blaster, bogey, brassy, brassie and 102 more...
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English words of Scots origin
If it's not ...
blackmail, blatant, caddie, caddy, clan, convene, cosy, firth, glamour, gloaming, golf, glengarry and 15 more...
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Trusty Assistants
right-hand man, amanuensis, moonshee, man Friday, PDA, famulus, aide, lieutenant, deputy, Man Friday, girl Friday, reading-boy and 25 more...
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Golf Words
I loathe golf, but I love the olde fashioned names for the clubs.
playclub, brassie, spoon, cleek, baffy, mashie, niblick, divot, chilly-dip, the yips, skull, texas wedge and 41 more...
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At Your Service
Servants who are traditionally male. Inspired by hernesheir's maids list (as well as Downton Abbey)
footman, chasseur, hurkaru, chobdar, lackey, jeames, manservant, pantryman, groom, palefrenier, coistrel, ostler and 106 more...
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