Potter

Quick meaning: Potter is a noun meaning One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.

Meaning

One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

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.

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

"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
• pother

Synonyms for potter

Depending on context, synonyms include ceramicist, tinker, putter, ceramist, monkey.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ceramicist, ceramist, tinker, monkey, putter, pottery.

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