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Narrator: Today's word is "Putter" — noun, pronounced /ˈpʌtə(r)/, with the stress on "put".
Narrator: A putter is a golf club with a flat face used for hitting the ball short distances on the green.
Narrator: In plain English, it is the club for the final taps.
Narrator: It comes from putt, plus -er, meaning the tool that does it.
Narrator: A common collocation is "a new putter", which describes a golfer's hope for better luck.
Narrator: It differs from "driver", because a driver hits far, while a putter only rolls the ball.
Narrator: In a second sense, especially in American English, to putter means to do small jobs in a relaxed way.
Narrator: Golf, sports retail and gentle home life all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: a putter rolls, and puttering relaxes.
Speaker A: What's that odd-looking club in your bag?
Speaker B: My PUTTER! It comes from putt plus -er.
Speaker A: Only for the green?
Speaker B: Only for the green.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "He bought an expensive putter", a hobby. "She lined up with her putter", a golf scene. "Grandpa puttered in the garden", a lazy Sunday.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: British English prefers "potter" for the relaxing sense, and "putter" for the golf club.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Club is its cousin, wedge its twin, and iron an alternative — yet putter keeps its steady charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "putter" in AI prompts — useful for sports shops and golf apps.
Speaker A: How for shops?
Speaker B: Compare clubs.
Prompt: Compare blade and mallet putters for a beginner in a short table.
Speaker A: And golf apps?
Speaker B: Recommend gear.
Prompt: Recommend a putter length based on a golfer’s height and posture.
Speaker A: Could it help care?
Speaker B: Yes, for maintenance.
Prompt: Write care instructions for keeping a steel putter free from rust.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: A lifestyle blog.
Prompt: Write a cosy paragraph about a Sunday spent puttering around the garden.
Putter — meaning in Arabic & definition More P courses GL Dictionary