puttered; puttering; putters
Synonyms of putter
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Verb
the motorboat puttered across the lake
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Zoeller defeated Sneed and Tom Watson with a birdie on the second playoff hole, flinging his putter high in the air.
—CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
The sound of a dish rattling echoed from the kitchen, where Michelle was still puttering.
—Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Drivers and putters can be used individually, and golfers are always looking to upgrade these two clubs and bring their game to a new level.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Zoeller defeated Sneed and Tom Watson with a birdie on the second playoff hole, flinging his putter high in the air.
—CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
Verb
Mother Kim would putter up to the airport to pick him up after most every failed tryout.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2025
The sound of a dish rattling echoed from the kitchen, where Michelle was still puttering.
—Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
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“Putter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putter. Accessed 16 Dec. 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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