noun
potter
PO-tuh
noun
1
A person who makes pots and other objects out of clay.
"The potter shaped the clay on the wheel with practiced hands."
verb
1
To move about slowly, doing small, unhurried tasks.
"He likes to potter around the garden on weekends."
How to Use Potter
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who makes clay pots, or (as a verb, mainly British) to pass time doing small unhurried tasks.
UK vs US
The verb sense ('potter about') is mainly British; Americans would more often say 'putter around.'
Common pairings
potter around
potter about the house
skilled potter
Word Forms
pottered past tense, potters plural, Potters plural, potters singular
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Etymology
From Old English pottere, meaning pot-maker, formed from pot plus the agent suffix -er.