Definition of "caddy" in Englisch

noun

1. (also attributively) A small box or tin (can) with a lid for holding dried tea leaves used to brew tea.

2. A (usually small) box, chest, or tin with a lid, and often with partitions, used to keep things in.

3. A small lidded bin for food waste.

4. A movable tray or other mechanism for holding (sometimes within a piece of equipment or machinery), securing, and transporting a removable component.

   • Place the disc in the DVD caddy.

5. A lightweight wheeled cart; specifically, one attached to a bicycle as a conveyance for a child, or pulled by hand and used to transport groceries away from a shop.

noun

1. (golf, also attributively) Alternative spelling of caddie (“a person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice”).

   • Caddy, pass me my five iron.

verb

1. (intransitive, golf) Chiefly followed by for: alternative spelling of caddie (“to serve as a caddy (noun sense) for a golfer”)

   • I was honored to caddy for Tiger Woods at a charity golf game.