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PUTTERER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does putterer mean? 

PUTTERER (noun)
  The noun PUTTERER has 1 sense:

1. a person who putters aboutplay

  Familiarity information: PUTTERER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PUTTERER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who putters about

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

potterer; putterer

Hypernyms ("putterer" is a kind of...):

dawdler; drone; laggard; lagger; poke; trailer (someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind)

Derivation:

putter (move around aimlessly)

putter (do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly)

putter (work lightly)


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