Word Frequency
caddie or caddy (ˈkædɪ
)
Definitions
noun
(plural) -dies- (golf) an attendant who carries clubs, etc, for a player
verb
-dies, -dying, -died- intr to act as a caddie
Word Origin
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 cadetTranslations for 'caddie'
- British English: caddiecaddy In golf, a caddie is a person who carries golf clubs and other equipment for a player. NOUN
- Brazilian Portuguese: carregador de tacos
- Chinese: 球僮高尔夫
- European Spanish: caddie
- French: caddie
- German: Caddie
- Italian: caddie
- Japanese: キャディー
- Korean: 캐디
- Portuguese: carregador de tacos carregadora de tacos
- Spanish: caddie
Example Sentences Including 'caddie'
Both Montgomerie and caddie Alistair McLean have been hit by balls slashed way off line by their amateur playing partners.Sun, News of the World (2001)
Bruce Edwards, Watson's caddie for 30 years, was diagnosed earlier this year with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease.Edmonton Sun (2003)
Jamshed, the caddie who rose to win the Arjuna Award, is back to being a Rs 30-an-hour caddie.India Today (1999)
Olle arrived at the course on Friday and realised he was now minus a caddie.Irish Times (2002)
THREE Scots were put into the shade at the Dutch Open yesterday as a former caddie topped the leaderboard.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Then my caddie , a guy who I had hired, declared: `I've got it!WOOSIE: The Autobiography (2002)
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