forecaddie

American

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

noun

Golf.

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

Luckily, his forecaddie dived in and pulled the golfer out.

From Golf Digest • May 3, 2018

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 Hutchinson, Horace G.

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