potter (redirected from Potter, (Helen) Beatrix)

pot·ter ¹  (ptr)

n.

One who makes pottery.

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pot·ter ²  (ptr)

v. Chiefly British

Variant of putter².

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potter ¹

Noun

a person who makes pottery

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potter ² or esp US & Canad putter

Verb

1. potter about or around or away to be busy in a pleasant but aimless way: he potters away doing God knows what all day

2. to move with little energy or direction: I saw him pottering off to see to his canaries [Old English potian to thrust]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	potter - a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln ceramicist, ceramist, thrower artisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman - a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
Verb	1.	potter - do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" monkey around, muck about, muck around, mess around, tinker, monkey, putter puddle - mess around, as in a liquid or paste; "The children are having fun puddling in paint" work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
	2.	potter - work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden" putter busy, occupy - keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
	3.	potter - move around aimlessly potter around, putter around, putter move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

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potter

verb (usually with around or about) mess about, fiddle (informal) tinker, dabble, fritter, footle (informal) poke along, fribble

Translations

potter [ˈpɔtəʳ] n → alfarero/a

vi to potter around,;

potter about → entretenerse haciendo cosillas;

to potter round the house → estar en casa haciendo cosillas;

potter's wheel → torno de alfarero

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potter [ˈpɔtəʳ] n → potier m

vi (Brit);

to potter around or about → bricoler;

potter's wheel → tour m de potier

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potter [ˈpɔtəʳ] n → Töpfer(in) m(f)

vi to potter around, potter about (Brit) → herumhantieren;

to potter around the house → im Haus herumwerkeln

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potter [ˈpɔtəʳ] n → vasaio

vi (BRIT): to potter around: potter about → lavoracchiare;

to potter round the house → sbrigare con calma le faccende di casa;

potter's wheel → tornio (da vasaio)