putter

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: putting ironpottermess aroundtinkermonkeymonkey aroundmuck aboutmuck aroundpotter aroundputter around

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a golfer who is putting
  2. the iron normally used on the putting greenSynonyms: putting iron

Verb (3)

  1. work lightly“The old lady is pottering around in the garden”Synonyms: potter
  2. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly“The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house”Synonyms: mess aroundpottertinkermonkeymonkey aroundmuck aboutmuck around
  3. move around aimlesslySynonyms: potterpotter aroundputter around
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Putter \Put"ter\, n.

1.One who puts or plates. [1913 Webster]

2.Specifically, one who pushes the small wagons in a coal mine, and the like. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

Putter \Putt"er\, n. (Golf) (a) A club with a short shaft and either a wooden or a metal head, used in putting. (b) One who putts. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Putter \Put"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puttered; p. pr. & vb. n. Puttering.] [See Potter.] To act inefficiently or idly; to occupy oneself in a liesurely manner; to trifle; to potter; as, to putter around in the garden. [1913 Webster +PJC]
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