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forecaddie

American  
[fawr-kad-ee, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌkæd i, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

Golf.
  1. a caddie positioned on the course at a distance from the tee or a given lie, to locate balls after they are hit.


Etymology

Origin of forecaddie

First recorded in 1785–95; fore- + caddie


Example Sentences

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A forecaddie waits on the next group to come through.

From Golf Digest ● Apr. 17, 2019

The fee is $2,000-$2,500 for a foursome, and don’t forget to tip your forecaddie.

From Golf Digest ● Mar. 27, 2017

Dave Doeren marched onto the Rich Harvest Farms practice area and asked our forecaddie, Freddy Assell: "What are the flags?"

From Chicago Tribune ● May 21, 2011

I'd always volunteer to be the forecaddie because I had an idea that I hoped would result in a larger tip.

From Golf Digest ● Aug. 3, 2010

Mr. Peter Steel driving the Gravel Pit at Blackheath, with forecaddie in distance.

From Fifty Years of Golf by Horace G. Hutchinson

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