foursome

American  

[fawr-suhm] / ˈfɔr səm /

noun

foursomes plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• foursomes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of foursome

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

foursome foursomes

The same foursome clocked 39.70 to break the state record at the Arcadia Invitational one month earlier.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 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 Arctic Monkeys were a hungry, young foursome from the working-class suburb of High Green.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025

They watched the foursome play onto the green and out, and move to the tee and drive.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

Poly households who end up hiring lawyers are most often throuples or foursomes seeking to protect jointly held assets, parent children in common and ensure they can care for one another in life-or-death crises.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026

Questions about U.S. tactics had surfaced from the outset, when Bradley put Collin Morikawa and Harris English together for the opening session of foursomes, where teammates alternate shots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2025

Hovland's issue flared up following his Saturday morning foursomes victory alongside Robert MacIntyre against Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025

Rory McIlroy lets his frustration with the crowd show before hitting a brilliant approach shot on the 16th to help seal his foursomes match with partner Tommy Fleetwood on day two of the Ryder Cup.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025

Couples and foursomes were scattered around at the marble-topped tables, and red-uniformed waiters scurried around bearing drinks, food and even occasional plug-in telephones.

From Occasion for Disaster by Garrett, Randall

Related Words

• club
• company
• lineup
• organization
• party
• side
• squad
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