putter

名词 putter:

1. a golfer who is putting
2. the iron normally used on the putting green
   同义词：putting iron

动词 putter:

1. work lightly
   同义词：potter
2. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
   同义词：mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around
3. move around aimlessly
   同义词：potter, potter around, putter around

1. The doctor says that you are still not fit for heavy work, but you can get up and putter around the house for a few days.
   大夫说你还不适于干重活，但是你可以起床在房前屋后走动走动几天。
2. An old jeep is putter along the road.
   一辆旧吉普车沿路迤逦而来。

putter

n.Sports （名词）【体育运动】
A short golf club used for putting.
轻击棒：用于轻击的短高尔夫球棒
A golfer who is putting.
轻打者：实施轻击动作的高尔夫球员

putter
putter 2

v.（动词）
put.tered,put.ter.ing,put.ters
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To occupy oneself in an aimless or ineffective manner.
闲荡：将自己处于一种毫无目标的或毫无效果的态度之中
v.tr.（及物动词）
To waste (time) in idling:
混过：在无所事事中消磨时间：
例句：
puttered away the hours in the garden.
在花圈里把时间消磨掉

来源：
Probably alteration of potter 2
可能为 potter2的变化
probably frequentative of Middle English poten [to poke, push]
可能为 中古英语 poten的重复 [戳，推]
from Old English potian
源自 古英语 potian

【引伸】
put.terer
n.（名词）