potter
IPA: pˈɑtɝ
noun
- One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.
- 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.
- A person from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
- (soccer) someone connected with Stoke City Football Club (in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK), as a fan, player, coach etc.
- An English surname originating as an occupation for a potter.
- A placename
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community and township in Polk County, Arkansas.
- A village in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.
- A town in Yates County, New York.
- A township in Barnes County, North Dakota.
- Two townships in Pennsylvania, in Beaver County and Centre County.
- A village in Calumet County, Wisconsin.
- Ellipsis of Potter County. [One of 67 counties in Pennsylvania, United States. County seat: Coudersport. Named after James Potter.]
verb
- (Britain) To act in a vague or unmotivated way; to fuss about with unimportant things.
- (Britain) To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often potter about, potter around.)
- (obsolete) To poke repeatedly.
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Examples of "potter" in Sentences
- He likes to potter at home.
- She likes to potter at home.
- Pottering at home made him fat.
- Potter was the rector at the time.
- The dog is pottering on the couch.
- Do you like pottering on weekdays
- She is now sick and tired of pottering.
- She potters but I work on the operation.
- She cannot stand pottering at the workplace.
- This is not a Harry Potter acquiescence site.