- a variation of caddie.
caddy
1 Americannoun
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a container, rack, or other device for holding, organizing, or storing items.
a pencil caddy; a bedspread caddy.
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Chiefly British. tea caddy.
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Etymology
Origin of caddy
First recorded in 1785–95; see origin at tea caddy
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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
He is surely tired of being called Rich Paul’s caddy, and he knows it’s time for a divorce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 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
Amber takes a hot iron from its caddy.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
Bartenders in Boston are talking about Scottish consumption in the way caddies talk about Ben Crenshaw’s putting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Kupcho’s husband, Jay Monahan, caddies for Corpuz, who won the 2023 Open at Pebble Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
“We wanted adventure . . . to open our lives to surprise,” Mr. Bamberger recalls in this intoxicating tale of players and caddies, characters and courses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
"If everyone uses the right caddies and bags then that's one step towards keeping the streets cleaner."
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
In June, when the berries ripened, they took their caddies into the fields and began the task of picking.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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