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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

potter [ˈpɔtəʳ] n → potier m

vi (Brit);

to potter around or about → bricoler;

potter's wheel → tour m de potier

potter [ˈpɔtəʳ] n → Töpfer(in) m(f)

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

to potter around the house → im Haus herumwerkeln

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)

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potter¹

n potter [ˈpotə]

a person who makes plates, cups, vases etc out of clay and fires them in an oven (called a kiln). pottebakker خَزَاف، فُخّاري грънчар hrnčíř pottemager; keramiker der/die Töpfer(in) αγγειοπλάστης alfarero; ceramista pottsepp کوزه گر savenvalaja potier/-ière קַדָר, קַדָרִית कुम्हार lončar fazekas pembuat gerabah leirkerasmiður vasaio 陶工 도공 puodžius podnieks tukang tembikar pottenbakker keramiker, pottemaker garncarz oleiro olar гончар hrnčiar lončar grnčar krukmakare, keramiker ช่างปั้นหม้อ çömlekçi 陶工 гончар کمہار thợ gốm 陶工

n ˈpottery

1 articles made by fired clay He is learning how to make pottery. pottebakkerskuns فُخّار керамика keramika keramik die Töpferware κεραμικά alfarería; cerámica keraamika ظروف سفالی keramiikka poterie כְּלִי חֶרֶס बरतन lončarska roba agyagáru gerabah leirmunir ceramica 陶器 도기(류) moliniai indai, keramikos dirbiniai podniecība barang tembikar aardewerk keramikk, steintøy wyroby garncarskie olaria olărit керамика keramika lončenina grnčarija keramik, lergods เครื่องปั้นดินเผา çanak çömlek 陶器(總稱) гончарні вироби مٹي کے برتن đồ gốm 陶器（总称）

2 (plural ˈpotteries) a place where articles of fired clay are made He is working in the pottery. pottebakkery مَصْنَع الفُخّار грънчарница hrnčířská dílna pottemageri; keramikværksted die Töpferei εργαστήριο κεραμικής alfar, alfarería pottsepatöökoda کارگاه سفالگری savenvalimo atelier de poterie בֵּית הַיוֹצֵר भांडकर्म lončarija fazekasműhely tempat pembuatan gerabah, lio leirkeragerð fabbrica di ceramiche 陶器製造場 도기 제조소 keramikos dirbtuvė podniekdarbnīca tempat membuat tembikar pottenbakkerij keramikkverksted, pottemakeri garncarnia olaria atelier de olărie гончарня hrnčiarska dielňa lončarna mesto gde se pravi grnčarija krukmakeri โรงงานผลิตเครื่องปั้นดินเผา çömlekçi 陶器廠 гончарна майстерня کمہار کي دکان xưởng gốm 陶器厂

3 the art of making such articles He is learning pottery. pottebakkery صِناعَة الفُخّار грънчарство hrnčířství pottemageri; keramikkunst die Töpferei κεραμική alfarería; cerámica pottsepatöö سفالگری savenvalanta poterie קַדָרוּת कुंभकारी lončarstvo fazekasmesterség seni pembuatan gerabah leirkeragerð arte ceramica 陶芸 도기 제조술 puodininkystė, keramika podniecība seni tembikar het pottenbakken keramikkunst garncarstwo cerâmica olărie гончарное дело hrnčiarstvo lončarstvo grnčarstvo krukmakeri ศิลปะการปั้นเครื่องปั้นดินเผา çömlekçilik 陶術 гончарна справа مٹي کے برتن بنانے کا کام nghề gốm 陶术