puttered; puttering; putters
Synonyms of putter
Examples of putter in a Sentence
Verb
the motorboat puttered across the lake
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Jay Paris, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
The Kiwi rarely tinkers with her putter but decided to switch to a different model earlier this week.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 30 Mar. 2026
In February, Nathalia Assaad puttered to her living room with pound cake.
—Christopher Spata, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The biggest switch was embracing a long putter after his traditional one produced a five-putt hole.
—Jay Paris, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
The Kiwi rarely tinkers with her putter but decided to switch to a different model earlier this week.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
The musicians presumably had to rely heavily on loops in order to finish their tracks before the buzzer went off, and something is always slamming, scratching, or puttering away in the background.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 30 Mar. 2026
In February, Nathalia Assaad puttered to her living room with pound cake.
—Christopher Spata, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Putter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putter. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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putter
1 of 3 noun
put·ter
ˈpu̇t-ər 
: one that puts
putter
2 of 3 noun
putt·er
ˈpət-ər
1
: a golf club used in putting
2
: a person who putts
Etymology
Noun
from put and -er (noun suffix)
Noun
from putt and -er (noun suffix)
Verb
an altered form of earlier potter "to move about idly without aim or purpose"
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