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caddie

American  
[kad-ee] / ˈkæd i /
Or caddy

noun

  1. Golf. a person hired to carry a player's clubs, find the ball, etc.

  2. a person who runs errands, does odd jobs, etc.

  3. caddie cart.

  4. any rigidly structured, wheeled device for carrying or moving around heavy objects.

    a luggage caddie.


verb (used without object)

caddied, caddying
  1. to work as a caddie.

caddie British  
/ ˈkædɪ /

noun

  1. golf an attendant who carries clubs, etc, for a player

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) to act as a caddie

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of caddie

1625–35; earlier cadee, variant of cadet < French; cadet

Example Sentences

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The previous month he had missed the cut at the Players, parting company with caddie Billy Foster - with whom he won the 2022 US Open.

From BBC

This guy is so good that his caddie, Ted Scott, is estimated, at the normal 10% of winnings, to have pocketed about $5 million.

From Los Angeles Times

He could only laugh with his caddie after flicking a wedge out of the rough and straight into the hole.

From BBC

His dad revealed that he would have caddied for his son, had the youngster been successful in a sudden death play-off against American Austen Truslow at their US Open qualifier.

From BBC

His 22-year-old brother Max will be his caddie at one of the sport's toughest venues.

From BBC