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caddie

or ·

[ kad-ee ]

noun

  1. Golf. a person hired to carry a player's clubs, find the ball, etc.
  2. a person who runs errands, does odd jobs, etc.
  3. any rigidly structured, wheeled device for carrying or moving around heavy objects:

    a luggage caddie.



verb (used without object)

caddied, caddying.
  1. to work as a caddie.

caddie

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. golf an attendant who carries clubs, etc, for a player
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to act as a caddie
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of caddie1

1625–35; earlier cadee, variant of cadet < French; cadet
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of caddie1

C17 (originally: a gentleman learning the military profession by serving in the army without a commission, hence C18 (Scottish): a person looking for employment, an errand-boy): from French cadet
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Example Sentences

"I had to get a local caddie, but I had a lot of confidence from Augusta, made the cut and was in contention."

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He caddied there as well as learning to play the game.

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Fuller says she reaped the benefits of returning to Florida for practice after Christmas and her new caddie Herman has helped her mindset on the golf course.

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The home of the sister of his caddie, Carl Smith, was destroyed by fire.

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Europe won Saturday's final two points to keep alive their hopes of lifting a record fourth successive Solheim Cup on a day when American caddies ripped off their shirts to celebrate winning a hole.

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