caddie

1. (Scotland)Synonyms: cadetScotlandalsoattributiveobsolete

2. (Scotland)Examples: "But gie him't het, my hearty cocks! / E'en cowe the cadie!"Scotlandarchaicbroadly

3. (Scotland)Examples: "A tattered cadie, or errand porter, whom David Deans had jostled in his attempt to extricate himself from the vicinity of the scorners, exclaimed in a strong north-country tone, "Ta de'il ding out her Cameronian een—what gi'es her titles to dunch gentlemans about?""; "There would be a prosperity such as might seem fabulous, a prosperity of which every Scotchman, from the peer to the cadie, would partake."Scotlandbroadlyhistorical

4. (by extension, golf, also attributively) A person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice.Examples: "As caddy I had to carry the clubs, for there are four varieties almost everyone used, and some used more. Besides doing this, the caddy has to keep score of the number of strokes used, and watch and find each ball."; "Then Carter Chapman picked out his putter, stepped confidently up to the ball, sighted once along the ground, and made his stroke. The ball rolled straight as a die toward the caddy who was holding the flag, and tinkled into the cup for a birdie three!"alsoattributivebroadly