Meaning

One who makes pots and other ceramic wares..

Definitions by Sense

1. One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.
2. One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.
3. One who pots meats or other eatables.
4. One who hawks crockery or earthenware.
5. The red-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys rubriventris (species of turtle).
6. The chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia.
7. (British) To act in a vague or unmotivated way; to fuss about with unimportant things.
8. (British) To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often potter about, potter around.)

Example Sentences

shoemakers, weavers, potters, bronzeworkers who produced and purveyed the articles necessary for daily life.

the convivial society of gipsies, tinkers, potters, strolling players, &c.

He’s so dreamy and absent-minded. He potters about the garden all the time.

"We love our little diesel trains. They potter up and down. They break down. The C6 overhaul is only a temporary answer. By the time they are replaced, they will be 45 years old.

Word Forms

• potters
• pottering
• pottered
• putter
• pouter
• pudder
• pother

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When Should You Use Potter?

Use potter when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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