Putter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a golfer who is putting

the iron normally used on the putting green

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈʊɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈʊtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈʊtə/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈʊɾɚ/.

Examples

The old lady is pottering around in the garden
The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

muck about putter around potter muck around potter around monkey putting iron mess around tinker monkey around

Parts of Speech

noun	a golfer who is putting
noun	the iron normally used on the putting green
verb	work lightly “The old lady is pottering around in the garden”
verb	do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly “The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house”
verb	move around aimlessly

Word Forms

putt	verb	hit a putt
potterer	noun	a person who putters about
putterer	noun	a person who putters about
tinker	noun	a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
tinkerer	noun	a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

holgazanear

un golfista que está poniendo

🇵🇹Portuguese

taco

um jogador de golfe que está colocando

🇷🇺Russian

клюшка

игрок в гольф, который ставит

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धीरे से काम करना

एक गोल्फर जो डाल रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

পাটার

একজন গলফার যিনি লাগাচ্ছেন

🇮🇳Tamil

போடுபவர்

போடும் ஒரு கோல்ப் வீரர்

🇮🇳Telugu

పెట్టేవాడు

ఒక గోల్ఫ్ క్రీడాకారుడు ఉంచుతున్నాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

पुटर

एक गोल्फर जो टाकत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પટર

એક ગોલ્ફર જે મૂકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಕುವವನು

ಹಾಕುತ್ತಿರುವ ಗಾಲ್ಫ್ ಆಟಗಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുട്ടർ

ഇടുന്ന ഒരു ഗോൾഫ് കളിക്കാരൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਟਰ

ਇੱਕ ਗੋਲਫਰ ਜੋ ਪਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پٹر

ایک گولفر جو ڈال رہا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

推杆

正在推杆的高尔夫球手

🇯🇵Japanese

パター

パッティングをしているゴルファー

🇰🇷Korean

퍼터

퍼팅하는 골퍼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người gạt bóng

một tay golf đang đánh bóng

🇹🇭Thai

พัตเตอร์

นักกอล์ฟที่กำลังพัตต์

🇮🇩Indonesian

pater

seorang pegolf yang sedang melakukan putting

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تسكع

لاعب الجولف الذي يضع

🇮🇷Persian

پرتاب کننده

یک گلف باز که در حال قرار دادن است

🇹🇷Turkish

atıcı

golf oynayan bir golfçü

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְבַּטֵל

שחקן גולף שמכניס

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