/ Dictionary / Index P putter: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: put•ter Pronunciation: (put'ur), [key] — v.i. to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner: to putter in the garden. to move or go in a specified manner with ineffective action or little energy or purpose: to putter about the house on a rainy day. to move or go slowly or aimlessly; loiter. to spend or fill in a random, inconsequential, or unproductive way; fritter away; waste: We puttered the morning away. —n. puttering or ineffective action; dawdling. putt•er Pronunciation: (put'ur), [key] — n. Golf. a person who putts. a club with a relatively short, stiff shaft and a wooden or iron head, used in putting. put•ter Pronunciation: (poot'ur), [key] — n. a person or thing that puts. a shot-putter. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: putter (Thesaurus) puttee puttie Related Content Daily Word Quiz: miscreant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language