caddie
Syllables: cad·die/ˈkædi/US/ˈkædi/
caddie noun: synonym of cadet (“a gentleman (often a younger son from a noble family) who joined the military without a commission as a career”). Also the alternative spelling of caddy.
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Noun
caddie (plural caddies)
- Synonym of cadet (“a gentleman (often a younger son from a noble family) who joined the military without a commission as a career”).
- Synonyms:
- cadet
- A young man; a boy, a lad; specifically (derogatory), one regarded as of low social status; a ragamuffin.
- But gie him't het, my hearty cocks! / E'en cowe the cadie![1786, Robert Burns, “The Author’s Earnest Cry and Prayer, to the Right Honorable and Honorable, the Scotch Representatives in the House of Commons”, in Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, volume...
- A person engaged to run errands such as carrying goods and messages; a commissionaire, an errand boy or errand girl, a gofer; specifically, a member of an organized group of such persons working in large Scottish cities and towns in the early 18th century.
- A tattered cadie, or errand porter, whom David Deans had jostled in his attempt to extricate himself from the vicinity of the scorners, exclaimed in a strong north-country tone, "Ta de'il ding out her Cameronian een—what gi'es her titles to dunch gentlemans about?"1818 July 25, Jedediah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], chapter IX, in Tales of My Landlord, Second Series, […] (The Heart of Mid-Lothian), volume II, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.]...
- There would be a prosperity such as might seem fabulous, a prosperity of which every Scotchman, from the peer to the cadie, would partake.1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XXIV, in Lady Trevelyan (Hannah More Macaulay), editor, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume V, London: Longman, Green...
- A person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice.
- As caddy I had to carry the clubs, for there are four varieties almost everyone used, and some used more. Besides doing this, the caddy has to keep score of the number of strokes used, and watch and find each ball.1897 (date written), Paul T. B. Ward, quotee, “19th Hole: The Readers Take Over”, in Sports Illustrated, volume 19, number 4, Chicago, Ill.: Time Inc., published 22 July 1963, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 60
- Then Carter Chapman picked out his putter, stepped confidently up to the ball, sighted once along the ground, and made his stroke. The ball rolled straight as a die toward the caddy who was holding the flag, and tinkled into the cup for a birdie three!1921 March, Octavus Roy Cohen, “Follow Through”, in Munsey’s Magazine, volume LXXII, number 2, New York, N.Y.: The Frank A[ndrew] Munsey Company, […], →OCLC, page 370, column 1
Verb
caddie (third-person singular simple present caddies, present participle caddying or caddieing, simple past and past participle caddied)
- Chiefly followed by for: to serve as a caddie (noun etymology 1, noun sense 2) for a golfer.
- We took turns caddying, one caddying, two playing. We went out across the river to the teeing ground of the first hole.1897 (date written), Paul T. B. Ward, quotee, “19th Hole: The Readers Take Over”, in Sports Illustrated, volume 19, number 4, Chicago, Ill.: Time Inc., published 22 July 1963, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 60
- The next day the thirty-two qualifying players were paired off into sixteen sets of opponents. Charlotte was matched against a girl from California. After the first few minutes, the result was never in doubt. "Take it easy, miss," said the highly gratified Mr. Ogilvie, who was caddying for...1917 July, George Weston, chapter VI, in The Apple-tree Girl: The Story of Little Miss Moses, who Led Herself into the Promised Land, Philadelphia, Pa.; London: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott...
Proper noun capitalized: Caddie
Caddie
- Alternative form of Caddy (“diminutive of female name Caroline”).
Also used as
caddie is also the alternative spelling of caddy.
caddie meaning in Arabic, Malay, Indonesian and Thai
caddie in Arabic
- person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice
- كادي
caddie in Malay
- person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice
- kedi
caddie in Indonesian
- person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice
- pramugolf
caddie in Thai
- person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice
- แคดดี้
More languagesFewer languages
- caddie in Vietnamese
- caddie
Synonyms of caddie
Forms of caddie
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | caddies |
| alternative form | cady |
| alternative form | cadie |
| alternative form | caddy |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | caddies |
| present participle | caddying |
| present participle | caddieing |
| past participle | caddied |
| past | caddied |
Origin of caddie
The noun is borrowed from Scots caddie (“military cadet; young man; ragamuffin; person engaged to run errands; person hired to assist a golfer”), from French cadet (“army cadet; younger sibling”), from capdet (“captain; chief”) (Gascony, archaic), from Late Latin capitettum, from Latin caput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“head”). Doublet of cadel, cadet, capital, capitellum, and caudillo. The verb is derived from the noun.
A variant of caddy (etymology 1).
Words formed from caddie
Words that rhyme with caddie
Questions about caddie
- What does caddie mean?
- Caddie means synonym of cadet (“a gentleman (often a younger son from a noble family) who joined the military without a commission as a career”).
- What is caddie in Arabic?
- Caddie in Arabic is كادي. See Caddie meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is caddie?
- Caddie can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce caddie?
- Caddie is pronounced /ˈkædi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of caddie?
- The plural of caddie is caddies.
Words near caddie in the dictionary
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