caddie

or cad·dy

[ kad-ee ]
/ ˈkæd i /

noun

Golf. a person hired to carry a player's clubs, find the ball, etc.
a person who runs errands, does odd jobs, etc.
caddie cart.
any rigidly structured, wheeled device for carrying or moving around heavy objects: a luggage caddie.

verb (used without object), cad·died, cad·dy·ing.

to work as a caddie.

Origin of caddie

1625–35; earlier cadee, variant of cadet < French; see cadet

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH caddie

caddie caddy catty

Words nearby caddie

cadaverous, cadbury, cadcam, caddice, caddicefly, caddie, caddie car, caddie cart, caddis, caddis fly, caddis worm

Definition for caddied (2 of 2)

caddy 2
[ kad-ee ]
/ ˈkæd i /

noun, plural cad·dies, verb (used without object), cad·died, cad·dy·ing.

caddie.

Example sentences from the Web for caddied

  • Well, I oughter, considerin' the times I've caddied for yer!

    Mr. Punch's Golf Stories |Various

  • But he had cannied and caddied in the wrong way, pecuniarily.

    My Life |Josiah Flynt

  • He caddied that summer only for golfers of the better sort, and for Sharon Whipple, choosing his employ with nice discrimination.

    The Wrong Twin |Harry Leon Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for caddied (1 of 3)

caddy 1
/ (ˈkædɪ) /

noun plural -dies

mainly British a small container, esp for tea

Word Origin for caddy

C18: from Malay kati; see catty ²

British Dictionary definitions for caddied (2 of 3)

caddy 2
/ (ˈkædɪ) /

noun, verb plural -dies or -dies, -dying or -died

a variant spelling of caddie

British Dictionary definitions for caddied (3 of 3)

caddie

caddy

/ (ˈkædɪ) /

noun plural -dies

golf an attendant who carries clubs, etc, for a player

verb -dies, -dying or -died

(intr) to act as a caddie

Word Origin for caddie

C17 (originally: a gentleman learning the military profession by serving in the army without a commission, hence C18 (Scottish): a person looking for employment, an errand-boy): from French cadet