caddy
1[ kad-ee ]
/ ˈkæd i /
noun, plural cad·dies.
a container, rack, or other device for holding, organizing, or storing items: a pencil caddy; a bedspread caddy.
Chiefly British. tea caddy.
Nearby words
caddish, caddishly, caddisworm, caddo, caddoan, caddy, caddy spoon, cade, cade, jack, cadelle, cadence
Origin of caddy
1First recorded in 1785–95; see origin at tea caddy
Definition for caddy (2 of 3)
caddy
2[ kad-ee ]
/ ˈkæd i /
noun, plural cad·dies, verb (used without object), cad·died, cad·dy·ing.
Definition for caddy (3 of 3)
caddie
or cad·dy
[ kad-ee ]
/ ˈkæd i /
noun
Golf. a person hired to carry a player's clubs, find the ball, etc.
a person who runs errands, does odd jobs, etc.
any rigidly structured, wheeled device for carrying or moving around heavy objects: a luggage caddie.
verb (used without object), cad·died, cad·dy·ing.
to work as a caddie.
Origin of caddie
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British Dictionary definitions for caddy (1 of 3)
caddy
1/ (ˈkædɪ) /
noun plural -dies
mainly British a small container, esp for tea
Word Origin for caddy
C18: from Malay kati; see catty ²
British Dictionary definitions for caddy (2 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for caddy (3 of 3)
caddie
caddy
/ (ˈkædɪ) /
noun plural -dies
golf an attendant who carries clubs, etc, for a player
verb -dies, -dying or -died
(intr) to act as a caddie
Word Origin for caddie
C17 (originally: a gentleman learning the military profession by serving in the army without a commission, hence C18 (Scottish): a person looking for employment, an errand-boy): from French cadet
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