(put′ər) noun
1. One who putts: He is a poor putter.
2. An upright, stiff–shafted golf club used on the putting green. [<PUTT]

(put′ər) v.i.
To act, work, or proceed in a dawdling or ineffective manner; trifle.
—v.t. To waste or spend (time, etc.) in dawdling or puttering. [Var. of POTTER¹]