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caddy

1 American  
[kad-ee] / ˈkæd i /

noun

plural

caddies

  1. a container, rack, or other device for holding, organizing, or storing items.

    a pencil caddy; a bedspread caddy.

  2. Chiefly British. tea caddy.

caddy 2 American  
[kad-ee] / ˈkæd i /

noun

plural

caddies, caddied, caddying

  1. caddie.

caddy 1 British  
/ ˈkædɪ /

noun

  1. a small container, esp for tea

"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
caddy 2 British  
/ ˈkædɪ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of caddie

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Etymology

Origin of caddy

First recorded in 1785–95; see origin at tea caddy

Example Sentences

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Imagine getting a scholarship to attend college by learning how to caddy?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

In June 2024, Payne Edelman took most of his savings from years of working as a caddy at a golf club near his hometown of Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J., and invested the $17,000 into two stocks.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

They also advised that all food waste shout be put into a food waste caddy and recyclable materials should be rinsed to help stop them being attacked by birds, animals or other vermin.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

And afterward, there was a cocktail thing and they were celebrating his caddy who had just gotten into the Caddy Hall of Fame.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2024

Sighing, Rishi got his shower caddy and towel and walked to the bathroom down the hall.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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