caddy

UK: /ˈkædi/ US: /ˈkædi/ ,(kad′ē)

Inflections of 'caddy' (n): npl: caddies

Inflections of 'caddy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

caddies

v 3rd person singular

caddying

v pres p

caddied

v past

caddied

v past p

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cad•dy¹ /ˈkædi/   n. [countable] , pl. -dies. 

1. British Terms a small container for holding tea leaves.

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cad•dy¹  (kad′ē), n., pl. -dies. 

1. Furniture a container, rack, or other device for holding, organizing, or storing items:
   a pencil caddy; a bedspread caddy.
2. British Terms [Chiefly Brit.] See tea caddy. 

• see tea caddy 1785–95

cad•dy²  (kad′ē), n., pl. -dies, v.i., -died, -dy•ing. 

1. Sport caddie.

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caddy / ˈkædɪ/ noun ( -dies)

1. a small container, esp for tea

Etymology: 18th Century: from Malay kati; see catty²

caddy / ˈkædɪ/ noun ( -dies) verb ( -dies, -dying, -died)

1. a variant spelling of caddie

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cad•die /ˈkædi/   n., pl. -dies, v., -died, -dy•ing. 
n. [countable]

1. Sport a person hired to carry a golf player's clubs, etc.
2. a device with wheels used for moving heavy objects:
   a luggage caddie.

v. [no object]

3. Sport to work as a caddie:
   She caddied for several summers.

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cad•die  (kad′ē), n., v., -died, -dy•ing. 
n. 

1. Sport [Golf.] a person hired to carry a player's clubs, find the ball, etc.
2. a person who runs errands, does odd jobs, etc.
3. Sport See caddie cart. 
4. any rigidly structured, wheeled device for carrying or moving around heavy objects:
   a luggage caddie.

v.i. 

5. Sport to work as a caddie.

Also, caddy. 

• French; see cadet
• earlier cadee, variant of cadet 1625–35

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caddie, caddy / ˈkædɪ/ noun ( -dies)

1. an attendant who carries clubs, etc, for a player

verb ( -dies, -dying, -died)

1. (intransitive) to act as a caddie

Etymology: 17th Century (originally: a gentleman learning the military profession by serving in the army without a commission, hence C18 (Scottish): a person looking for employment, an errand-boy): from French cadet