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caddie
CIDE DICTIONARY
caddie, n. [See Cadet.].
- A cadet. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- A lad; young fellow. Burns. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- One who does errands or other odd jobs. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- An attendant who carries a golf player's clubs, tees his ball, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
caddie, n.
A Scotch errand boy, porter, or messenger. [1913 Webster]
"Every Scotchman, from the peer to the cadie." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
caddie, n. & v. (also caddy)
--n. (pl. -ies) a person who assists a golfer during a match, by carrying clubs etc.
--v.intr. (caddies, caddied, caddying) act as caddie.
--n. (pl. -ies) a person who assists a golfer during a match, by carrying clubs etc.
--v.intr. (caddies, caddied, caddying) act as caddie.
Idiom
caddie car (or cart) a light two-wheeled trolley for transporting golf clubs during a game.
Etymology
orig. Sc. f. F CADET
THESAURUS
caddie
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