potter
1a person who makes pottery.
Origin of potter
1Words Nearby potter
Other definitions for potter (2 of 3)
Origin of potter
2Other words from potter
- pot·ter·er, noun
- pot·ter·ing·ly, adverb
Other definitions for Potter (3 of 3)
Be·a·trix [bee-uh-triks], /ˈbi ə trɪks/, 1866–1943, English writer and illustrator of children's books.
Paul, 1625–54, Dutch painter.
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How to use potter in a sentence
There is, fortunately, not too much telling of the future in Harry potter.
Published by Clarkson potter/Publishers, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC.
Daniel Radcliffe may not be Harry potter anymore but he continues to amaze us with magic.
Harry Potter Raps, The Catcalls Heard ‘Round the World and More Viral Videos | Alex Chancey | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor so much of the Harry potter series, Voldemort was the ghost story, but Dolores Umbridge was the actual ghost.
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At one fell swoop on the field of Jena, the famed military monarchy of the great Frederick fell in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonUnder the type of breaking a potter's vessel, the prophet foresheweth the desolation of the Jews for their sins.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousStartled and horrified, Georgie had become in regard to her cousin, that born intriguer, but as clay in the hands of the potter.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) | Charles James WillsThen you're the chap who covered the trail between Phœnix and potter's Gap yesterday afternoon?
Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. MatthewsThe wheel used here is the clumsiest and rudest I ever saw, and the potter is obliged to sit sideways by it.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria Graham
British Dictionary definitions for potter (1 of 3)
/ (ˈpɒtə) /
a person who makes pottery
British Dictionary definitions for potter (2 of 3)
esp US and Canadian putter
/ (ˈpɒtə) /
(intr; often foll by about or around) to busy oneself in a desultory though agreeable manner
(intr; often foll by along or about) to move with little energy or direction: to potter about town
(tr usually foll by away) to waste (time): to potter the day away
the act of pottering
Origin of potter
2Derived forms of potter
- potterer or esp US and Canadian putterer, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Potter (3 of 3)
/ (ˈpɒtə) /
(Helen) Beatrix. 1866–1943, British author and illustrator of children's animal stories, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902)
Dennis (Christopher George). 1935–94, British dramatist. His TV plays include Pennies from Heaven (1978), The Singing Detective (1986), and Blackeyes (1989)
Paulus. 1625–54, Dutch painter, esp of animals
Stephen. 1900–70, British humorist and critic. Among his best-known works are Gamesmanship (1947) and One-Upmanship (1952), on the art of achieving superiority over others
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