putter

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈpʌtər/ UK /ˈpʌtə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a golf club with a flat, curved face used for rolling the ball on the green

He lined up his putt and swung his putter.
2

noun
a person who puts or places something

The putter of the notice on the board was unknown.
3

noun
a device that puts or applies something, such as one for applying glue or mortar

The putter attached to the machine applied a thin layer of adhesive.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a golf club with a flat,... malletgolf clubflat stick

2 noun · a person who puts or places... placer setterpositionerarranger

3 noun · a device that puts or... applicatordispenser

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shot putter
an athlete who competes by pushing a heavy ball from the shoulder for distance

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European put- ('to thrust, push') via Proto-Germanic putiz, Old English putian and Middle English putten ('to thrust, push'); Early Modern English put came to mean striking a ball, giving Modern English putter, the golf club.

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General Vocabulary

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# putter

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpʌtər/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpʌtə/

## Meanings
1. a golf club with a flat, curved face used for rolling the ball on the green
2. a person who puts or places something
3. a device that puts or applies something, such as one for applying glue or mortar

## Examples
- He lined up his putt and swung his putter.
- The putter of the notice on the board was unknown.
- The putter attached to the machine applied a thin layer of adhesive.

## Synonyms
- mallet
- golf club
- flat stick
- placer
- setter
- positioner
- arranger
- applicator
- dispenser

## Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European put- ('to thrust, push') via Proto-Germanic putiz, Old English putian and Middle English putten ('to thrust, push'); Early Modern English put came to mean striking a ball, giving Modern English putter, the golf club.

## AI Etymology
Putter comes from Proto-Indo-European put- ('to thrust, push') via Proto-Germanic putiz, Old English putian and Middle English putten ('to thrust, push'); Early Modern English put came to mean striking a ball, giving Modern English putter, the golf club. In current use it is a noun meaning "a golf club with a flat, curved face used for rolling the ball on the green". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The history is mainly one of transmission into English, with the older form and sense carried through borrowing or adaptation. For dictionary purposes, the important point is the continuity between the older form, the route into English, and the present lexical sense.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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