Definition of potters Potters

/pɑˈtɚz/ - [paterz] -

We found 3 definitions of potters from 2 different sources.

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What does potters mean?

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  • potters (Noun)
    Plural of potter.

Part of speech

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  • potters, verb, present, 3rd person singular of potter (infinitive).
  • potters, noun, plural of potter.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: potters

potter - a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
  thrower, ceramicist, ceramist
  artisan, journeyman, artificer, craftsman a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

Verb

potters, pottering, pottered  

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"
potter - do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
  putter, mess around, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around
  work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
  puddle make a puddle by splashing water
potter - move around aimlessly
  putter, potter around, putter around
  move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • potter (Noun)
    One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.
  • potter (Noun)
    God, the creator.
  • potter (Noun)
    One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.
  • potter (Verb)
    To poke repeatedly.
  • potter (Verb)
    To act in a vague or unmotivated way.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • potter (n.)
    One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels.
  • potter (n.)
    One who hawks crockery or earthenware.
  • potter (n.)
    One who pots meats or other eatables.
  • potter (n.)
    The red-bellied terrapin. See Terrapin.
  • potter (v. i.)
    To busy one's self with trifles; to labor with little purpose, energy, of effect; to trifle; to pother.
  • potter (v. i.)
    To walk lazily or idly; to saunter.
  • potter (v. t.)
    To poke; to push; also, to disturb; to confuse; to bother.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • potter
    One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • potter
    pot′ėr, n. one who makes earthenware.—n. Pott′ery, earthenware vessels: a place where earthenware is manufactured: the business of a potter.—Potter's clay, clay used in the making of earthenware; Potter's field, a burial-place for strangers (Matt. xxvii. 7); Potter's wheel, a horizontal wheel on which clay vessels are shaped
  • potter
    pot′ėr, v.i. to be fussily engaged about trifles: to loiter.—n. Pott′erer. [Prov. pote, to push.]

Part of speech

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  • potter, verb, present, 1st person singular of potter (infinitive).
  • potter, verb (infinitive).
  • potter, noun, singular of potters.

Pronunciation

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