potter

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.2 References 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈpɒtə/

  Rhymes: -ɒtə(r)

[edit] Etymology 1

From pot + -er.

[edit] Noun

potter (plural potters)

1. One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.
   • 1961, J. A. Philip, "Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato," Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, vol. 92, p. 453,

     shoemakers, weavers, potters, bronzeworkers who produced and purveyed the articles necessary for daily life.

2. (idiomatic, Biblical) God, the creator.
   • 1611. Old Testament, King James Version, Isaiah 64:8,

     But now, O Lord, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou art our potter; and we are the work of thy hand.

   • 1978. Old Testament, New International Version, Isaiah 64:8,

     O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of thy hand.

3. One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.

[edit] Derived terms

potter’s clay potter’s field potter’s rot

potter’s wheel pottery

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[edit] References

• (Biblical) Bratcher, Dennis Bratcher (2006), The Potter, The Voice CRI/Voice Institute[1]

[edit] Etymology 2

Reduplicative alteration of pote.

[edit] Verb

to potter (third-person singular simple present potters, present participle pottering, simple past and past participle pottered)

1. (obsolete) To poke repeatedly.
2. (British) To act in a vague or unmotivated way.
3. (British) To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often potter about, potter around)

[edit] Derived terms

• potter about
• potter around