caddie
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caddie¹
- /ˈkædi/ UK
- /ˈkædi/ US
- [-ɾi] US
- /ˈkɑdi/ Scotland
Sounds like caddy, cattie, catty (the latter two in dialects with flapping) · Rhymes with -ædi
Where it comes from
The noun is borrowed from Scots caddie (“military cadet; young man; ragamuffin; person engaged to run errands; person hired to assist a golfer”), from French cadet (“army cadet; younger sibling”), from capdet (“captain; chief”) (Gascony, archaic), from Late Latin capitettum, from Latin caput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“head”). Doublet of cadel, cadet, capital, capitellum, and caudillo.
The verb is derived from the noun.
noun caddies · cady · cadie · caddy
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Synonym of cadet (“a gentleman (often a younger son from a noble family) who joined the military without a commission as a career”).
Similar: cadet
- A young man; a boy, a lad; specifically (derogatory), one regarded as of low social status; a ragamuffin. But gie him't het, my hearty cocks! / E'en cowe the cadie!
- 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. A tattered cadie, or errand porter, whom David Deans had jostled in his attempt to extricate himself from the vicinity of the scorners, exclaimed in a strong north-country tone, "Ta de'il ding out her Cameronian een—what gi'es her titles to dunch gentlemans about?"
- A person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice. As caddy I had to carry the clubs, for there are four varieties almost everyone used, and some used more. Besides doing this, the caddy has to keep score of the number of strokes used, and watch and find each ball.
verb caddies · caddying · caddieing · caddied · caddy
- Chiefly followed by for: to serve as a caddie (noun etymology 1, noun sense 2) for a golfer. We took turns caddying, one caddying, two playing. We went out across the river to the teeing ground of the first hole.
caddie²
- /ˈkædi/ UK
- /ˈkædi/ US
- [-ɾi] US
- /ˈkɑdi/ Scotland
Sounds like caddy, cattie, catty (the latter two in dialects with flapping) · Rhymes with -ædi
Where it comes from
A variant of caddy (etymology 1).
noun caddies
- Alternative spelling of caddy
Caddie³
proper noun
- Alternative form of Caddy (“diminutive of female name Caroline”).
Translations
Talk about this word "caddie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caddie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. caddie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/caddie "caddie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/caddie.Cite this
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title = {caddie},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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