potter

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UK /ˈpɒtə/ US /ˈpɑtɚ/

noun 7name 5verb 3

Collocations

ADJ.

all, cracked, favorite, longer, new, pretty

My favorite potter's ceramics are displayed on the shelf in our living room.

VERB + POTTER

bit, film, like, look, read, seeing, trains

I like to potter around the garden on Sunday mornings doing small tasks.

POTTER + NOUN

audio, bible, himself, movie, movies, series, wallace, william

The Harry Potter movies were the most popular film series of the 2000s.

PREP.

down, in, up, with, with

She spent the afternoon pottering around in her garden, pulling weeds and rearranging the flower pots.

Definitions

noun

One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.

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

One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.

One who pots meats or other eatables.

One who hawks crockery or earthenware.

the convivial society of gipsies, tinkers, potters, strolling players, &c.

The red-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys rubriventris (species of turtle).

verb

To act in a vague or unmotivated way; to fuss about with unimportant things.

To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often potter about, potter around.)

He’s so dreamy and absent-minded. He potters about the garden all the time.

"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.

To poke repeatedly.

noun

A person from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK

someone connected with Stoke City Football Club (in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK), as a fan, player, coach etc.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes

thrower
ceramicist
ceramist

verb — move around aimlessly

putter

verb — do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

verb — work lightly

putter

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

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the convivial society of gipsies, tinkers, potters, strolling players, &c.

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He’s so dreamy and absent-minded. He potters about the garden all the time.

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"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.

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We are Harry Potter and William Wallace, the Na’vi and Han Solo. We’re escaping from Shawshank and blowing up the Death Star. We are fighting with the Harkonnens and challenging Thanos. Ukraine is hos

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In the interest of full disclosure, let it be said: This reviewer is not a Potterphile, has never cracked a Potter book or darkened the door of a theater playing one of the Potter movies.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, potter is marked as obsolete, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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