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Etymology 1

From pot + -er.

Noun

Singular potter

Plural potters

potter (plural potters)

  1. 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.
  2. (idiomatic, Biblical) God, the creator.
    • 1611. Old Testament, King James Version, Isaiah 64:8,
      But now, O Lord, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou art our potter; and we are the work of thy hand.
    • 1978. Old Testament, New International Version, Isaiah 64:8,
      O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of thy hand.
  3. One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.

Derived terms

Translations
One who makes pots and ceramic wares
  • Armenian: բրուտ hy(hy) (brut), կավագործ hy(hy) (kavagorç)
  • Azeri: dulus az(az)
  • Chinese: 陶瓷工 (táo cí gōng)
  • Czech: hrnčíř cs(cs) m.
  • Dutch: pottenbakker m.
  • Finnish: savenvalaja
  • French: potier fr(fr) m.
  • Georgian: მეთუნე ka(ka) (met’une)
  • German: Töpfer de(de) m.
  • Greek: αγγειοπλάστης el(el) (angioplástis) m.
  • Hebrew: קדר he(he) (kadar) m.
  • Hungarian: fazekas hu(hu)
  • Italian: vasaio it(it) m.
  • Japanese: 陶工 (とうこう, tōkō)
  • Macedonian: грнчар mk(mk) (g'rnčar) m.
  • Polish: garncarz pl(pl) m.
  • Portuguese: oleiro pt(pt) m., ceramista pt(pt) m. and f.
  • Romanian: olár ro(ro) m.
  • Russian: гончар ru(ru) (gončár) m.
  • Spanish: alfarero es(es) m., ceramista es(es) m. and f.
  • Telugu: కుమ్మరి (kummari)
  • Turkish: çömlekçi tr(tr)

References

Etymology 2

Reduplicative alteration of pote.

Verb

Infinitive to potter

Third person singular potters

Simple past pottered

Past participle pottered

Present participle pottering

to potter (third-person singular simple present potters, present participle pottering, simple past and past participle pottered)

  1. (obsolete) To poke repeatedly.
  2. (British) To act in a vague or unmotivated way.
  3. (British) To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often potter about, potter around)

Derived terms

 

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