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putter.

To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈpʌtə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpʌtɚ/General-American/-ɾɚ/General-American
  1. To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Alteration of potter.

noun/ˈpʊtə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpʊtɚ/General-American/-ɾɚ/General-American
  1. One who puts or places.

  2. A shot-putter.

  3. One who pushes the small wagons in a coal mine, to transport the coal mined by the getter.

Where this word comes from

From put + -er.

noun/ˈpʌtə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpʌtɚ/General-American/-ɾɚ/General-American
  1. A golf club specifically intended for a putt.

  2. A person who is taking a putt or putting.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English putt Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English putter From putt + -er.

verb/ˈpʌtə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpʌtɚ/General-American/-ɾɚ/General-American
  1. To produce intermittent bursts of sound in the course of operating.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

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