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pot·ter 1
(pŏt′ər)n.
One who makes pottery.
pot·ter 2
(pŏt′ər)v. Chiefly British
Variant of putter2.
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potter
(ˈpɒtə)n
(Ceramics) a person who makes pottery
potter
(ˈpɒtə) orputter
vb
1. (intr; often foll by about or around) to busy oneself in a desultory though agreeable manner
2. (intr; often foll by along or about) to move with little energy or direction: to potter about town.
3. (usually foll by: away) to waste (time): to potter the day away.
n
the act of pottering
[C16 (in the sense: to poke repeatedly): from Old English potian to thrust; see put]
ˈpotterer, ˈputterer n
Potter
(ˈpɒtə)n
1. (Biography) (Helen) Beatrix. 1866–1943, British author and illustrator of children's animal stories, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902)
2. (Biography) Dennis (Christopher George). 1935–94, British dramatist. His TV plays include Pennies from Heaven (1978), The Singing Detective (1986), and Blackeyes (1989)
3. (Biography) Paulus. 1625–54, Dutch painter, esp of animals
4. (Biography) Stephen. 1900–70, British humorist and critic. Among his best-known works are Gamesmanship (1947) and One-Upmanship (1952), on the art of achieving superiority over others
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
pot•ter1
(ˈpɒt ər)n.
a person who makes pottery.
pot•ter2
(ˈpɒt ər)v.i. -tered, -ter•ing. Chiefly Brit.
Pot•ter
(ˈpɒt ər)n.
1. Beatrix, 1866–1943, English writer and illustrator of children's books.
2. Paul, 1625–54, Dutch painter.
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potter
Past participle: pottered
Gerund: pottering
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| Noun | 1. |  potter - a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln |
| Verb | 1. |  potter - do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"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" | |
| 3. | potter - move around aimlessly 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 She was pottering around in the garden.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
خَزَاف، فُخّاريصانِع الفُخّار
hrnčířpoflakovat se
keramikernusse rundtpottemager
fazekas
leirkerasmiîurslæpast, dunda
niekotiespodnieksslaistīties
olár
hrnčiar
lončar
çömlekçiufak tefek işlerle vakit geçirmek
potter
1 [ˈpɒtəʳ]A. N → alfarero/a m/f; (artistic) → ceramista mf
B. CPD potter's clay N → arcilla f de alfarería
potter's field N (US) → cementerio m de pobres
potter's wheel N → torno m de alfarero
potter's field N (US) → cementerio m de pobres
potter's wheel N → torno m de alfarero
potter
2 [ˈpɒtəʳ] VI (Brit) → entretenerse haciendo un poco de todoI pottered round the house all day → estuve todo el día en casa haciendo un poco de todo
we pottered round the shops → nos paseamos por las tiendas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
potter
[ˈpɒtər] n → potier/ière m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
potter
1potter
2, (US also) puttervi (= do little jobs) → herumwerkeln; (= wander aimlessly) → herumschlendern; she potters away in the kitchen for hours → sie hantiert stundenlang in der Küche herum; to potter round the house → im Haus herumwerkeln; to potter round the shops → einen Geschäftebummel machen; to potter along the road (car, driver) → dahinzuckeln; we potter along quite happily → wir leben recht zufrieden vor uns hin
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
potter
1 [ˈpɒtəʳ] n → ceramista m/fpotter
2 [ˈpɒtəʳ] vi (Am) putter [ˈpʌtəʳ] vi to potter round the shops → fare un tranquillo giretto per i negozito potter round the house → sbrigare con calma le faccende di casa
he likes pottering about in the garden → gli piace fare qualche lavoretto in giardino
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
potter1
(ˈpotə) noun a person who makes plates, cups, vases etc out of clay and fires them in an oven (called a kiln).
ˈpottery noun1. articles made by fired clay. He is learning how to make pottery.
2. (plural ˈpotteries) a place where articles of fired clay are made. He is working in the pottery.
3. the art of making such articles. He is learning pottery.
potter2
(potə) verb to wander about doing small jobs or doing nothing important. I spent the afternoon pottering (about).
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