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putt·er1 (pŭt́ər)

noun 

  1. A short golf club used for putting.
  2. A golfer who is putting.
put·ter2 (pŭt́ər)

[Probably alteration of potter, probably frequentative of Middle English poten, to poke, push, from Old English potian.]

verb: -tered, -ter·ing, -ters. 

intransitive verb 

To occupy oneself in an aimless or ineffective manner.

transitive verb 

To waste (time) in idling: puttered away the hours in the garden.

derivatives

put́ter·er
noun