caddy

  • 11Caddy — In golf, a caddy (or caddie) is the person who carries a player s bag, and gives insightful advice and moral support. A good caddy is aware of the challenges and obstacles of the golf course being played, along with the best strategy in playing… …

    Wikipedia

  • 12caddy — 1. caddie [ kadi ] n. m. VAR. caddy • 1895, 1900; mot angl., du fr. cadet ♦ Au golf, Garçon qui porte les clubs du joueur. ⇒ cadet (6o). Des caddies, des caddys. ⊗ HOM. Cadi. ● caddie ou caddy nom masculin (anglais caddie, du français cadet)… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 13Caddy — Cad|dy [ kɛdi , kædi ], der; s, s [engl. caddy = Behälter] (EDV): Schutzhülle für eine CD ROM, mit der diese in das Laufwerk eingeführt wird. * * * Caddy   [dt. »Büchse«] der, eine aus Kunststoff oder Metall bestehende Schutzhülle für DVD RAMs… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 14Caddy — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Caddy, anglicisme pour cadet au golf Caddy, chariot de supermarché de marque Caddie, également couramment utilisé pour désigner tous les types panier… …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 15caddy — caddy1 /kad ee/, n., pl. caddies. 1. a container, rack, or other device for holding, organizing, or storing items: a pencil caddy; a bedspread caddy. 2. Chiefly Brit. See tea caddy. [1785 95; see TEA CADDY] caddy2 /kad ee/, n., pl. caddies, v.i …

    Universalium

  • 16caddy — I UK [ˈkædɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms caddy : singular caddy plural caddies 1) someone who carries the golf clubs for a golf player 2) a small container for tea leaves or tea bags II UK [ˈkædɪ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms caddy :… …

    English dictionary

  • 17Caddy — This unusual name has a number of possible sources, each with its own distinctive history and derivation. Firstly, it may be of Anglo Saxon origin, representing a rare survival of the native Olde English personal name or byname Cada , from an Old …

    Surnames reference

  • 18caddy — [18] Caddy comes ultimately from Malay katī, which was a measure of weight equal to about 0.6 kilos or 1½ pounds: it was thus originally ‘container which holds one caddy of tea’. English acquired the word in the 16th century as catty, and it is… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 19caddy — I cad•dy [[t]ˈkæd i[/t]] n. pl. dies 1) a container for holding or storing items 2) brit. tea caddy • Etymology: 1785–95; see tea caddy II cad•dy [[t]ˈkæd i[/t]] n. pl. dies, spo caddie …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20caddy — caddie, caddy Caddie (originally Scottish) is a golf attendant; caddy is a container for tea …

    Modern English usage