Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Putter /pŭt'ə/ · Put·ter · IPA /ˈpʌtɚ/ n. n. v. i. 01 n. One who puts or plates. 1. One who puts or plates. 2. Specifically, one who pushes the small wagons in a coal mine, and the like.[Prov. Eng.] 02 n. A club with a short shaft and either a wooden or a metal head, used in putting. 1. A club with a short shaft and either a wooden or a metal head, used in putting.(Golf) 03 v. i. To act inefficiently or idly; to occupy oneself in a liesurely manner; to trifle; to potter; as, to putter around in the garden. imp. & p. p. Puttered; p. pr. & vb. n. Puttering 1. To act inefficiently or idly; to occupy oneself in a liesurely manner; to trifle; to potter; as, to putter around in the garden.