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

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

They befriended the Beatles before the foursome got huge.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

The foursome bonded over a frigid river plunge on a canyoneering excursion and munched on homemade “bliss balls,” a snack made from oats, honey and dates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Their foursome of starting pitchers—Blake Snell, Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Ohtani—has a 1.40 ERA during these playoffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

Through the trees, Miranda saw an unlikely foursome being happy and alive and not at all careful.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

Related Words

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