D defs.my
Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Putter

/pŭt'ə/ · Put·ter · IPA /ˈpʌtɚ/
01 n. One who puts or plates.
  1. 1.
    One who puts or plates.
  2. 2.
    Specifically, one who pushes the small wagons in a coal mine, and the like.[Prov. Eng.]
02 n. A club with a short shaft and either a wooden or a metal head, used in putting.
  1. 1.
    A club with a short shaft and either a wooden or a metal head, used in putting.(Golf)
03 v. i. To act inefficiently or idly; to occupy oneself in a liesurely manner; to trifle; to potter; as, to putter around in the garden.
imp. & p. p. Puttered; p. pr. & vb. n. Puttering
  1. 1.
    To act inefficiently or idly; to occupy oneself in a liesurely manner; to trifle; to potter; as, to putter around in the garden.