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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A golf caddie who is positioned in the fairway and points out the location of balls on the course.

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Examples

  • Gensler also applauds the club's forecaddie program, a longstanding tradition rarely found these days.

    Dawna L. Robertson: Swinging in the Rays Dawna L. Robertson 2010

  • Gensler also applauds the club's forecaddie program, a longstanding tradition rarely found these days.

    Dawna L. Robertson: Swinging in the Rays Dawna L. Robertson 2010

  • The package includes one round on the Players Stadium Course, one round on the Dye's Valley Course, one nine-hole-practice round on Dye's Valley, one hour of instruction at the Tour Academy, a personal forecaddie on the Players course, and a $75 golf credit that is good for a year.

    Discounted Awards Nights at Marriott sarah nassauser 2009

  • If a ball _in motion_ be stopped or deflected by any agency outside the match, or by the forecaddie, the ball must be played from where it lies, and the occurrence submitted to as a "rub of the green."

    The Complete Golfer Harry Vardon 1903

  • My husband, a pretty good golfer, acts as my coach, forecaddie and golfing partner, while I have dressed him out in spandex for our weekend bike rides.

    Forbes.com: News Avril David 2011

  • My husband, a pretty good golfer, acts as my coach, forecaddie and golfing partner, while I have dressed him out in spandex for our weekend bike rides.

    Forbes.com: News Avril David 2011

  • If you have a forecaddie who is assisting your cart-riding group but not carrying the clubs, figure a tip of about $20 per person.

    STLtoday.com Top News Headlines 2010

  • Through May, the public can play for $225, which includes 18 holes, range balls, cart and forecaddie.

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  • But unlike the U.S., a group can hire a forecaddie for less than $10 U.S. per player, including tip, and they really do add a lot to the round.

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  • But unlike the U.S., a group can hire a forecaddie for less than $10 U.S. per player, including tip, and they really do add a lot to the round.

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