Definition of "caddie" in Anglais

noun

1. Synonym of cadet (“a gentleman (often a younger son from a noble family) who joined the military without a commission as a career”).

2. A young man; a boy, a lad; specifically (derogatory), one regarded as of low social status; a ragamuffin.

3. 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.

4. (by extension, golf, also attributively) A person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice.

verb

1. (intransitive, golf) Chiefly followed by for: to serve as a caddie (noun etymology 1, sense 2) for a golfer.

noun

1. Alternative spelling of caddy.