English▸ noun
(plural caddies)
a person who carries a golfer's clubs and provides other assistance during a match. ▸ verb
( caddies, caddying, caddied)
[no object] work as a caddie: I caddied for him until the end of 1979.
– ORIGIN mid 17th century (originally Scots): from French cadet. The original term denoted a gentleman who joined the army without a commission, intending to learn the profession and follow a military career, later coming to mean ‘odd-job man’. The current sense dates from the late 18th century.