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- 1 An English surname originating as an occupation for a potter. countable, uncountable
"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 hosting one of the great epics of this century."
- 2 A placename; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and township in Polk County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Cheyenne County, Nebraska. countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Yates County, New York. countable, uncountable
- 5 A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Barnes County, North Dakota. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename; A number of places in the United States:; Two townships in Pennsylvania, in Beaver County and Centre County. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Calumet County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename; Ellipsis of Potter County. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
- 9 Ellipsis of Harry Potter (“the Wizarding World”). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
"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."
- 1 One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.
"shoemakers, weavers, potters, bronzeworkers who produced and purveyed the articles necessary for daily life."
- 2 A person from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
- 3 a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln wordnet
- 4 One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.
- 5 someone connected with Stoke City Football Club (in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK), as a fan, player, coach etc.
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- 6 One who pots meats or other eatables.
- 7 One who hawks crockery or earthenware.
"the convivial society of gipsies, tinkers, potters, strolling players, &c."
- 8 The red-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys rubriventris (species of turtle).
- 9 The chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia.
- 1 To act in a vague or unmotivated way; to fuss about with unimportant things. British
- 2 move around aimlessly wordnet
- 3 To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often potter about, potter around.) British
"He’s so dreamy and absent-minded. He potters about the garden all the time."
- 4 do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly wordnet
- 5 To poke repeatedly. obsolete
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- 6 work lightly wordnet
Etymology
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”).
Frequentative of pote, equivalent to pote + -er. Cognate with Dutch poteren, peuteren (“to poke, pry, search”).
From Middle English Potter, English, Dutch, and north German surname, from the noun pot. The usage for someone from Stoke-on-Trent refers to it being the home of the pottery industry in England, where it is also known as The Potteries.
From Middle English Potter, English, Dutch, and north German surname, from the noun pot. The usage for someone from Stoke-on-Trent refers to it being the home of the pottery industry in England, where it is also known as The Potteries.
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