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putter

putter

15 4.1
A golf club with a flat face for short strokes on the green
  • noun
  • /ˈpʌtər/
: putter
  • He carefully lined up his shot before using his putter on the green.
  • their own putter
  • one of three putters

He would like make some joke about, you know, your drive or your putter or something like that.

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Examples

Synonyms

club
vsputter
126 1.6

A long stick with a flat end used to hit a golf ball

is the modern flat faced tool for controlled short strokes on the green
golf club
vsputter
52 1.9

A long stick with a special head for hitting a golf ball

is the modern flat faced tool for short low speed strokes on the green
putting iron
vsputter
  • Archaic
1 9.7

A golf club like an iron used to roll the ball on the green before modern clubs

is the modern flat faced tool for short low speed strokes on the green

Compounds

2 3.4

An athlete who throws a heavy ball called a shot in competitions

How Far

driver
6 5.8
two iron
  • Specialized
1 7.2
mashie
  • Archaic
1 9.9
seven iron
  • Specialized
3 5.9
nine iron
  • Jargon
6 5.9
wedge
  • Specialized
10 5.7
putter
15 4.1

Surface Forms

putter singular
putters plural

Morphology

putter = putt (transparent) = putt + er

An instrument noun formed from 'putt' + '-er'; learners who know 'putt' can infer it's the club used for putting.

Etymology

The golf club called a putter is named after the action putt, which means 'to push' the ball slowly, so the putter is the tool used for that gentle push.