Potter

Pronunciation

• British IPA: /ˈpÉ’tÉ™/
• Rhymes: -É’tÉ™(r)

From Middle English pottere, from Old English pottere ("potter"), equivalent to pot + -er. Influenced by Old French potier ("potter"), from the same Germanic source. More at pot.

Full definition of potter

Noun

1. One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.
• 1961, J. A. Philip, "Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato," Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, vol. 92, p. 453,shoemakers, weavers, potters, bronzeworkers who produced and purveyed the articles necessary for daily life.
2. (idiomatic, biblical) God, the creator.
• 1611. Old Testament, King James Version, Isaiah 64:8,But now, O Lord, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou art our potter; and we are the work of thy hand.
• 1978. Old Testament, New International Version, Isaiah 64:8,O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of thy hand.
3. One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.
4. One who pots meats or other eatables.
5. One who hawks crockery or earthenware.
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Synonyms

• (Pseudemys rubriventris) ,

Derived terms

Frequentative of pote, equivalent to pote + -er. Cognate with Dutch poteren, peuteren ("to poke, pry, search").

Alternative forms

• putter, pouter, pudder, pother

Verb

1. (obsolete) To poke repeatedly.
2. (British) To act in a vague or unmotivated way.
3. (British) To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often potter about, potter around)

Derived terms

• potter about
• potter around