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putter

[puht-er] / ˈpʌt ər /


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I think I’m just a serial putterer, in that I putter around and I don’t know what I’m doing a lot of the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

"My tee shot and putter were the things I was focusing on and I really practiced them a lot. I think that was the foundation to my success today," Lee said through a translator.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

But Riggs knew something was working when Tseng called him after her first afternoon with a new lefty putter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

And she presented the president with Abe’s putter and a golf bag signed by Japanese professional golfer Hideki Matsuyama.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Out of the corners of his eyes he watched her go to the stove and putter with pots and pans.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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