putter
noun
- golf club
verb
- to move slowly or aimlessly
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpʌtə(ɹ)/ / /ˈpʌtɚ/ / /-ɾɚ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English putt Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English putter From putt + -er.
- A golf club specifically intended for a putt.
- A person who is taking a putt or putting.
verb
Etymology: Onomatopoeic.
- To produce intermittent bursts of sound in the course of operating.
“By the time the engine had puttered and died Atkins and some of the others were out of the trenches and walking towards this new wonder machine.”
“Timmy's dad drove an old blue truck that puttered and sputtered to get to the top of the mountain, that led to the valley, where … the WILDCAT waited.”