potter
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English pottere, from Old French potier
Noun[edit]
potter (plural potters)
- 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.
- 1961, J. A. Philip, "Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato," Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, vol. 92, p. 453,
- (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.
- 1611. Old Testament, King James Version, Isaiah 64:8,
- One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.
- One who pots meats or other eatables.
- One who hawks crockery or earthenware.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of De Quincey to this entry?)
- The red-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys rubriventris.
- Deirochelys serrata.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Pseudemys rubriventris): northern red-bellied cooter, Pseudemys rugosa
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
One who makes pots and ceramic wares
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References[edit]
- (Biblical) Bratcher, Dennis Bratcher (2006), The Potter, The Voice CRI/Voice Institute[1]
Etymology 2[edit]
Reduplicative alteration of pote.
Verb[edit]
potter (third-person singular simple present potters, present participle pottering, simple past and past participle pottered)
- (obsolete) To poke repeatedly.
- (UK) To act in a vague or unmotivated way.
- (UK) To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often potter about, potter around)
