puttered; puttering; putters
Synonyms of putter
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Verb
the motorboat puttered across the lake
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
Burns let go of his putter and dropped to his knees.
—Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Growing up in State College, Pennsylvania, Yang spent countless hours playing catch and puttering in the garden with his grandfather, a chemical engineer and the family patriarch.
—Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Perry, a shot-putter, helped Central capture four league championships in her career.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
Burns let go of his putter and dropped to his knees.
—Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Verb
As Stephanie entertained the guests, Paul prepared dinner, methodically puttering in the kitchen all afternoon.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Growing up in State College, Pennsylvania, Yang spent countless hours playing catch and puttering in the garden with his grandfather, a chemical engineer and the family patriarch.
—Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Putter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putter. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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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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