(also caddy ) / ˈkædi; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
( pl. -ies ) ( in golf ) a person who helps a player by carrying his or her clubs and equipment during a game
■ verb
( cad·dies , caddy·ing , cad·died , cad·died ) [ v ] to act as a caddie in the game of golf
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent. (originally Scots ): from French cadet . The original term denoted a gentleman who joined the army without a commission, intending to learn the profession and follow a military career, later coming to mean odd-job man . The current sense dates from the late 18th cent.