caddy

Meanings

Noun

• One hired to assist another in playing the game of golf.
• A small box, can, or chest to keep things in.
• A movable tray or other mechanism for holding, securing, and transporting a removable component within a piece of machinery or equipment.

Verb

• To serve as a caddy, carrying golf clubs etc.

Origin

• From Scots caddie, from the French cadet. cadet, caudillo, and capitellum.
• Borrowed from Malay kati, a weight.