potter


Definition: Meaning of, potter in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpɒtə /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
potter pottered pottered
Present Participle Third Person Singular
pottering potters
also potter about/around [intransitive] [British English]
  1. to spend time doing pleasant things that are not important without hurrying [=  putter American English]
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Singular Plural
potter potters
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  1. someone who makes pots, dishes etc out of clay
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potter used in phrases

  • Collis Potter Huntington (noun)
    1. 1821-1900 united States railway executive who built the western section of the first United States transcontinental railway
  • Conrad Potter Aiken (noun)
    1. 1889-1973 united States writer
  • Martha Beatrice Potter Webb (noun)
    1. 1858-1943 english writer and a central member of the Fabian Society
  • Potter, Beatrix
    1. (1866-1943) a British writer who wrote stories for young children and also drew the pictures for her books. The characters in her stories are animals who dress and behave like humans, and they include Peter Rabbit, Tom Kitten, and Mrs Tiggy-Winkle (a HEDGEHOG ). Her stories are still very popular today.
  • Potter, Dennis
    1. (1935-94) a British writer of plays for television, whose many plays include Pennies from Heaven and The Singing Detective . He is one of the most important and original writers of plays for television, which often use popular songs as part of serious stories.
  • Potter, Harry
    1. a boy MAGICIAN (= person who uses magic) who is the main character in a very successful series of books by the British writer J.K. ROWLING . Harry goes to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and he has an evil enemy, Lord Voldemort.
  • potter around (verb)
    1. move around aimlessly
  • potter bee (noun)
    1. solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and attached to a plant
  • potter wasp (noun)
    1. any of various solitary wasps that construct vase-shaped cells of mud for their eggs
  • potter's clay (noun)
    1. clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery or for modeling
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