potter

pot-ter · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who makes pots, dishes, and other objects from clay.

  2. 2.

    To occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasant manner; to putter.

Forms

plural: potters

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    potter's wheel — a rotating disk on which clay is shaped by a potter
  • •
    potter around/about — to spend time doing small, pleasant tasks

Related words

See also: artisan, ceramics, clay, pottery
Synonyms: ceramicist, ceramist

Etymology

From Old English pottere, from pott ("pot") + -ere (agent suffix). The verb sense developed later, possibly influenced by "putter."