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

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Etymology

Origin of foursome

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

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Example Sentences

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foursome foursomes

That foursome combined to post a 2.58 ERA during the regular season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

The model and reality star lives in New York City with Brooks and their two other sisters, Mary Holland and Grace Ann, with the foursome sharing a home in SoHo.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

The complementary skills of the new foursome have similarities to the legendary seamers of 21 years ago: Stephen Harmison, Matthew Hoggard, Simon Jones and Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

“Spa Weekend” is built around the same fearsome foursome ethos as shows like “Sex and the City” and “Girls,” with several different character types and lots of available friction between them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The Object’s parents returned from their morning tennis foursome.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Europe had come into the afternoon session with all the momentum, looking to extend an advantage of 7-5 after a tense morning of foursomes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

While English pair Woad and Hull are seventh and eighth in the rankings, the American duo have won all four of their foursomes matches across the past two editions of the contest.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

In foursomes he has a perfect record, winning all six contests against American pairings.

From BBC ● May 5, 2026

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

Whenever Windy was hunting a match the foursomes were full and there was nothing doing.

From Fore! by Charles Emmett Van Loan

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