potter

Speech parts

1. potter - Noun

2. potter - Verb

3. Potter - Proper noun

Meaning

One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels.

The red-bellied terrapin. See Terrapin.

To busy one's self with trifles; to labor with little purpose, energy, of effect; to trifle; to pother.

To walk lazily or idly; to saunter.

To poke; to push; also, to disturb; to confuse; to bother.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ceramicist thrower tinker putter amble dawdle idle monkey fiddle linger trifle loiter mosey mess around lollygag
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Antonyms

hare hie bolt dart gallop boogie
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Hypernyms

artificer work move occupy busy craftsman

Hyponyms

puddle

Phrases with the word

potter's rot Doege-Potter syndrome potter round potter's fish potter's kiln

Derivatives

pottered pottering

Examples

Look, I'm a coach, I'm not Harry Potter. He is magical, but in reality there is no magic. Magic is fiction and football is real. José Mourinho

I used to be self conscious about my height, but then I thought, f*** that, I'm Harry Potter. Daniel Radcliffe

O God, the creature knows not to what end Thou hast made Him; teach him, and write in the depths of his soul that the clay must suffer itself to be shaped at the will of the potter. François Fénelon

The potter drinks water from a broken jug. Afghan Proverb

A potter eats from a potsherd. Swahili Proverb

If you laugh at the bowl, you laugh at the potter. Ganda Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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