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Potter
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Craftsmen:
One who makes
pots
and other
ceramic
wares.
●
In Craftsmen:
One who
places
flowers
or other
plants
inside their pots.
●
In Craftsmen:
One who
pots
meats
or other eatables.
●
In Craftsmen:
One who
hawks
crockery
or earthenware.
●
The red-bellied
terrapin
, Pseudemys rubriventris (species of turtle).
●
In Emydid turtles:
The
chicken turtle
, Deirochelys reticularia.
●
A person from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
●
In Football (soccer):
someone
connected
with Stoke City Football Club (in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK), as a
fan
,
player
,
coach
etc.
Verb
●
In British English:
To
act
in a
vague
or
unmotivated
way; to
fuss
about with
unimportant
things.
●
In British English:
To
move slowly
or
aimlessly
. (Often
potter about
,
potter
around.)
●
To
poke
repeatedly.
Name
●
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 placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
village
in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
town
in Yates County, New York.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
township
in Barnes County, North Dakota.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
Two
townships
in Pennsylvania, in Beaver County and Centre County.
●
A placename
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
village
in Calumet County, Wisconsin.
●
A placename
Ellipsis of Potter County.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
potter
English
pottere
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
potier
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Ceramicist
Putter
Pouter
Pudder
Pother
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