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putter1 definition

put·ter (po̵ot′ər)

noun

a person or thing that puts
putter2 definition

putter (put′ər)

noun

  1. a short, straight-faced club used in putting
  2. a person who putts
putter3 definition

put·ter (put′ər)

intransitive verb

to busy oneself or proceed in a trifling, ineffective, or aimless way; dawdle: often with over, along, around, etc.

Etymology: var. of potter

transitive verb

to dawdle or fritter (something) away

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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