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Putter vs Putted - What's the difference?

putter | putted |

As verbs the difference between putter and putted

is that putter is to be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks while putted is past tense of putt.

As a noun putter

is one who puts or places.

putter

English

Etymology 1

Alteration of

Verb

(en verb)
  • (label) To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks.
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    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • who puts or places.
  • One who pushes the small wagons in a coal mine.
  • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (golf) A golf club specifically intended for a putt.
  • (golf) A person who is taking a putt or putting.
  • See also

    * shot-putter English heteronyms ----

    putted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (putt)

  • putt

    English

    Etymology 1

    (en)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (golf) The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (golf) To lightly strike a golf ball with a putter on (or very near) a putting green.
  • Etymology 2

    Onomatopoeic, from putt-putt

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (onomatopoeia) A regular sound characterized by the sound of "putt putt putt putt...", such as made by some slowly stroking internal combustion engines.
  • (British, motorcycling, slang) A motorcycle.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a putt sound.
  • (motorcycling, slang) To ride one's motorcycle, to go for a motorcycle ride.
  • To move along slowly.