CADDY
What does "CADDY" mean?
A person who carries a golfer's clubs and offers advice during a round.
Meanings
- An attendant who carries a golfer's bag of clubs and helps read the course. His caddy talked him out of the driver and handed him a three-wood.
- A small container or rack for holding and organizing items. She kept the sponges and soap in a caddy by the sink.
- To act as a caddy for a golfer. He caddied at the club every summer through college.
Word origin
From French 'cadet' ('younger son, junior'), which in Scots became 'cadie' or 'caddie' meaning an errand boy or porter, later specialized to the golf attendant; the 'tea caddy' container sense is unrelated, coming from Malay 'kati', a unit of weight.
Remember it
A caDDy has two D's - picture him Dragging the Driver up the fairway.
A little poem
He reads the wind, the slope, the lie,
then hands you doubt, and walks on by.
couplet
Wordplay
- The kitchen caddy and the golf caddy finally met - turns out both just hold your clubs together.
What it teaches
The one carrying your burden often sees the course more clearly than you do.
Quick facts
What does CADDY mean?
A person who carries a golfer's clubs and offers advice during a round.
Is CADDY a valid word?
Yes — CADDY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CADDY?
CADDY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does CADDY come from?
From French 'cadet' ('younger son, junior'), which in Scots became 'cadie' or 'caddie' meaning an errand boy or porter, later specialized to the golf attendant; the 'tea caddy' container sense is unrelated, coming from Malay 'kati', a unit of weight.
What can CADDY teach us?
The one carrying your burden often sees the course more clearly than you do.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.