cad·dy
variant spelling of caddie
1
Scotland
: one who waits about for odd jobs
2
a
: one who assists a golfer especially by carrying the clubs
b
: a wheeled device for conveying things not readily carried by hand
a luggage caddie
plural caddies
1
: a small box, can, or chest used especially to keep tea in
2
: a container or device for storing or holding objects when they are not in use
a caddy for pens
Examples of caddy in a Sentence
Noun (2)
an antique tea caddy from the colonial period
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 July 2025
The unique feature of this caddy is a removable internal bin with its own handle in addition to the exterior handle for the entire caddy.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 July 2025
Now, with Foster, who has caddy records with Seve Ballesteros, Darren Clarke, Matt Fitzpatrick, Lee Westwood,....
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Tiger is Charlie's golf coach and caddy during tournaments.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The parallel between Pryce’s confrontation of Clark and Santi’s showdown with his father, who takes advantage of his son’s eagerness to have him back in his life and becomes caddy for a few rounds of the tournament, sets up some moments where the pair almost get pulled apart.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 July 2025
The unique feature of this caddy is a removable internal bin with its own handle in addition to the exterior handle for the entire caddy.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 July 2025
Now, with Foster, who has caddy records with Seve Ballesteros, Darren Clarke, Matt Fitzpatrick, Lee Westwood,....
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Tiger is Charlie's golf coach and caddy during tournaments.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Caddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caddy. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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