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Added 10 October 2026

putter

/ˈpʌtə(ɹ)/ verb

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about putter at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks.

noun

One who puts or places.
A shot-putter.
One who pushes the small wagons in a coal mine, to transport the coal mined by the getter.

noun

A golf club specifically intended for a putt.
A person who is taking a putt or putting.

verb

To produce intermittent bursts of sound in the course of operating.

Origin

Alteration of potter.

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