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# caddy

noun (a caddy, caddies); verb (caddy, caddies, caddied, caddying)

«caddy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A caddy (also caddie) is a person who carries a golfer's clubs and gives them advice during a game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caddy/#m1)
2. A tea caddy is a small box or tin for keeping tea leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caddy/#m2)
3. A caddy is a small container or holder that keeps things tidy, such as a pencil caddy or a cleaning caddy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caddy/#m3)
4. To caddy (caddie) is to work as a golfer's caddy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caddy/#m4)

### In the lessons

In sport, the caddy walks the golf course with the player. In everyday life and classrooms, caddies (pencil caddies, desk caddies, shower caddies) keep supplies together; a food-waste caddy is a small bin for scraps in the kitchen in the UK. Phrases: «tea caddy», «pencil caddy», «food caddy».

### Examples

- The caddy carried the golfer's heavy bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caddy/#x1)
- Grandma keeps tea in a pretty tin caddy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caddy/#x2)
- Put the pencils back in the caddy on your table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caddy/#x3)
- My uncle caddied at the golf club in summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caddy/#x4)
- We put vegetable peelings in the food caddy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caddy/#x5)
- The shower caddy holds shampoo and soap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caddy/#x6)
- Each group has a caddy of glue sticks and scissors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caddy/#x7)
- The caddy told her which club to use. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caddy/#x8)

### Note

Plural: caddies (y → ies). In golf «caddie» and «caddy» are both used. Not the same as «Cadillac» (informally «Caddy», a car brand) or «catty» (mean, spiteful).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «caddy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caddy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«caddy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/caddy.html) on Mova free.