golfer
/ˈɡɒlfə(ɹ)/
golfer noun: someone who plays golf.
Noun
golfer (plural golfers)
- Someone who plays golf.
- It had been 2,836 days since Chris Kirk last won on the PGA Tour. Yet after securing his first victory in over seven years on Sunday, that was not the first milestone the American golfer had on his mind.2023 February 27, Jack Bantock, “Chris Kirk battled alcoholism and depression – now he has secured his first PGA Tour victory in seven years”, in CNN
- “The player should usually be able to play more quickly than that and is encouraged to do so,” the guidelines state, with golfers that exceed 40 seconds – AKA “bad time” – “informed as soon as practicable” by a tournament official.2023 May 4, Jack Bantock, “Tee-k Tock: The ‘appalling’ slow play controversy riling golf’s biggest stars”, in CNN
- One who takes part in code golf or regex golf.
Examples of golfer in a sentence
- A good all-round golfer, playing out of bunkers is my Achilles heel.
- The golfer overhit his shot onto the green, and it rolled into the bunker.
- The golfer underhit the ball and failed to reach the green.
Forms of golfer
| plural | golfers |
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Origin of golfer
From golf + -er.
Words formed from golfer
- crazy golfer
- golfer’s elbow
- golfer’s vasculitis
- nongolfer
Questions about golfer
- What does golfer mean?
- Golfer means someone who plays golf.
- What part of speech is golfer?
- Golfer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce golfer?
- Golfer is pronounced /ˈɡɒlfə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of golfer?
- The plural of golfer is golfers.
Words near golfer in the dictionary
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