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Definition of "caddy" [cad•dy]

  • A small container, such as a box, used especially for holding tea. (noun)
  • A container for storing a group of items not in use. (noun)
  • Computer Science A protective case used to load a CD-ROM into a disk drive. (noun)
  • Variant of caddie. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "caddy" in a sentence
  • "Anyone checked the bottom 100, whos your caddy is no. 1 stupid niggas making fun of Caddyshack"
  • "Carolina and Virginia, and we are informed that the Secretary would send the small chest, called a caddy, containing about 3,000 dollars 'worth of gold, in lumps and scales, to the mint, to be melted into coins and bars."
  • "If you're the kind of golfer who doesn't know what to expect from a ball lying below your feet and on a downward slope, the caddy could be a godsend."