foursome

American  

[fawr-suhm] / ˈfɔr səm /

noun

1. a company or set of four; two couples; a quartet.

   to make up a foursome for bridge.

2. Golf.

   1. a match between two pairs of players, each of whom plays their own ball.

   2. Also called Scotch foursome.  a match between two pairs of players, in which each pair plays one ball and partners stroke alternately.

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adjective

1. consisting of four persons, things, etc.; performed by or requiring four persons.

foursome British  

/ ˈfɔːsəm /

noun

1. a set or company of four

2. sport a game between two pairs of players, esp a form of golf in which each partner in a pair takes alternate strokes at the same ball Compare fourball greensome

3. (modifier) of or performed by a company of four

   a foursome competition

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Etymology

Origin of foursome

First recorded in 1540–50; four + -some ²

Example Sentences

That was the mindset that Calabasas’ foursome took to the track at Hilmer Lodge Stadium for the Invitational girls’ 4x100-meter race Saturday at the 66th annual Mt.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Watching the foursome ahead of me putt out, one, then another, each one putting and marking, is so painful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

And there is at least one alleged “comrade” of the foursome, according to court documents, who appears to have been working with the group from well outside Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

The starting pitching foursome of Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani and Tyler Glasnow had turned just about everybody else on the staff into glorified lawn ornaments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

They’re a strange foursome, sitting back there in the smoke.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

Related Words

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