puttered; puttering; putters
Examples of putter in a Sentence
Verb
the motorboat puttered across the lake
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The megaphone remains as much a part of his game as his putter.
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There’s a tribal enthusiasm among those who putter in the soil – and those who market to them – that’s hard to match.
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Noun
Known for his eccentric approach to equipment, Faulkner was believed to own over 300 putters in his lifelong search for the perfect one.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
The megaphone remains as much a part of his game as his putter.
—Daniel Brown, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Verb
Even when just puttering along in the village around the Lamborghini factory, something feels different.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
There’s a tribal enthusiasm among those who putter in the soil – and those who market to them – that’s hard to match.
—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2025
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“Putter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putter. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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putter
1 of 3 noun
put·ter
ˈpu̇t-ər 
: one that puts
putter
2 of 3 noun
putt·er
ˈpət-ər
1
: a golf club used in putting
2
: a person who putts
Etymology
Noun
from put and -er (noun suffix)
Noun
from putt and -er (noun suffix)
Verb
an altered form of earlier potter "to move about idly without aim or purpose"
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