putter

n 1: a golfer who is putting

2: the golf club used on the putting green [syn: {putting iron}]

v 1: work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the

garden" [syn: {potter}]

2: do random, unplanned work or activities [syn: {mess around},

{potter}, {tinker}, {monkey}, {monkey around}, {muck

around}]

3: move around aimlessly [syn: {potter}, {potter around}, {putter

around}]

mutter

To quietly enter a command not meant for the ears, eyes, or

fingers of ordinary mortals. Often used in "mutter an

{incantation}".

See also {wizard}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-02-06)