Definitions
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- noun A person who
putters
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who putters about
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Examples
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A self-described life-long "putterer", he enjoyed working on lawnmowers, irrigation systems for the gardens, and whatever projects his children or grandchildren brought him.
unknown title 2009
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So theres this one amateur putterer who saw this thing one time.
Gold of Kings Davis Bunn 2009
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So theres this one amateur putterer who saw this thing one time.
Gold of Kings Davis Bunn 2009
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So theres this one amateur putterer who saw this thing one time.
Gold of Kings Davis Bunn 2009
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Dr. Melendy warned readers against hiring anyone who was “croaker” or a “putterer,” saying that they ought to be either “married or widowed.”
Archive 2006-11-01 Mother Jones RN 2006
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Dr. Melendy warned readers against hiring anyone who was “croaker” or a “putterer,” saying that they ought to be either “married or widowed.”
The Perfect Woman's Perfect Nurse Mother Jones RN 2006
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I love to read, I am fond of music and films, and I'm a consummate putterer.
While Other People Sleep Muller, Marcia 1998
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In his insistence upon solidity and exactitude he went beyond the point of careful workmanship and became a putterer.
The Man from the Bitter Roots Caroline Lockhart 1916
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Poor old Whinnie, I'm afraid, is more a putterer than a plowman.
The Prairie Mother Arthur Stringer 1912
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My new aspiration is to become a part-time explorer / part-time putterer within the next 3-5 years.
bluntmoney.com bluntmoney 2008
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