caddie
cad·die [caddie caddies caddied caddying] (also caddy)noun, verb BrE [ˈkædi] NAmE [ˈkædi]
noun (pl. cad·dies)(in ↑golf)
a person who helps a player by carrying his or her ↑clubs and equipment during a game
Word Origin:
mid 17th cent. (originally Scots): from French ↑cadet. The original term denoted a gentleman who joined the army without a commission, intending to learn the profession and follow a military career, later coming to mean ‘odd-job man’. The current sense dates from the late 18th cent.
verb (cad·dies, caddy·ing, cad·died, cad·died)intransitive
to act as a ↑caddie in the game of ↑golf
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Word Origin:
mid 17th cent. (originally Scots): from French ↑cadet. The original term denoted a gentleman who joined the army without a commission, intending to learn the profession and follow a military career, later coming to mean ‘odd-job man’. The current sense dates from the late 18th cent.
See also: ↑caddy
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