verb
putter
PUH-tuh
verb
1
To occupy oneself in a relaxed, unhurried way with small tasks.
"He likes to putter around the garden on Sunday mornings."
noun
1
A golf club designed specifically for putting.
"She lined up the shot with her favourite putter."
How to Use Putter
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo spend time doing small, unhurried tasks, or a golf club used for gentle strokes near the hole.
UK vs US
In this "pottering about" sense, American English favours "putter" while British English uses "potter."
Easily confused with
Word Forms
puttered past tense, puttered past tense, putters plural, putters plural, putters singular, putters singular
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Etymology
An altered form of "potter," used the same way in American English.