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potter

pot·ter

UK/ˈpɒtə/ US/ˈpɑtɚ/ fairly common uk
noun (1) verb (3)

noun

1.

a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter''s wheel and bakes them it a kiln

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verb

1.

do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

  • “The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house”
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2.

work lightly

  • “The old lady is pottering around in the garden”
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3.

Origin

From Middle English pottere, from Old English pottere (“potter”, in placenames), from Proto-West Germanic *pottārī (“pot-maker”), equivalent to pot + -er. Influenced by Anglo-Norman poter, Old French potier (“potter”). Cognate with Dutch potter (“potter”), German Low German Pötter, Pütter (“potter”). Displaced Old English synonyms lāmwyrhta (“a worker in clay, potter”, literally “loam-worker”), tiġelwyrhta (“brickmaker, potter”, literally “tile-worker”), crocwyrhta (“crocker, potter”, literally “crock-worker”).

Phrases

  • Doege-Potter syndrome
  • Harry Potter
  • potter about
  • potter around
  • Potter County
  • Potter Heigham
  • Potter sequence
  • Potter Valley
  • potter wasp
  • potter's clay
  • potter's field
  • potter's rot

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