potter
see also: Potter
Pronunciation
Potter
Noun
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see also: Potter
Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈpɒtə/
potter (plural potters)
- 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.
- 1961, J. A. Philip, "Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato," Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, vol. 92, p. 453,
- One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.
- One who pots meats or other eatables.
- One who hawks crockery or earthenware.
- The red-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys rubriventris species of turtle.
- The chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia.
- (Pseudemys rubriventris) northern red-bellied cooter
- (maker of ceramics) ceramicist
- French: potier, potière
- German: Töpfer, Töpferin
- Italian: vasaio, vasaia
- Portuguese: oleiro, oleira, ceramista
- Russian: гонча́р
- Spanish: alfarero, alfarera, ceramista
potter (potters, present participle pottering; past and past participle pottered)
- (British) To act in a vague or unmotivated way; to fuss about with unimportant things.
- (British) To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often potter about, potter around.)
- (obsolete) To poke repeatedly.
Potter
Noun
potter (plural potters)
- A person from Stoke-on-Trent
- (soccer) someone connected with Stoke City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
- Surname for a potter.
- Portuguese: Potter
- Russian: По́ттер
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