putter2Pronunciation: /ˈpʌtə/Translate putter | into German | into Spanish Definition of putter noun the rapid intermittent sound of a small petrol engine:the putter of an old aeroplane verb [no object] move with or make a puttering sound:barges puttered slowly through the waterOrigin: 1940s: imitativeputter in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of putter in the US English dictionary