verb, noun — 11 senses
UK /ˈpɒtə/ · US /ˈpɑtɚ/
Etymology Frequentative of pote, equivalent to pote + -er. Cognate with Dutch poteren, peuteren (“to poke, pry, search”).
UK To act in a vague or unmotivated way; to fuss about with unimportant things.
UK To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often potter about, potter around.)
Obsolete To poke repeatedly.
Etymology From Middle English Potter, English, Dutch, and north German surname, from the noun pot. The usage for someone from Stoke-on-Trent refers to it being the home of the pottery industry in England, where it is also known as The Potteries.
A person from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports someone connected with Stoke City Football Club (in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK), as a fan, player, coach etc.
Etymology From Middle English pottere, from Old English pottere (“potter”, in placenames), from Proto-West Germanic *pottārī (“pot-maker”), equivalent to pot + -er. Influenced by Anglo-Norman poter, Old French potier (“potter”). Cognate with Dutch potter (“potter”), German Low German Pötter, Pütter (“potter”). Displaced Old English synonyms lāmwyrhta (“a worker in clay, potter”, literally “loam-worker”), tiġelwyrhta (“brickmaker, potter”, literally “tile-worker”), crocwyrhta (“crocker, potter”, literally “crock-worker”).
One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.
One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.
One who pots meats or other eatables.
One who hawks crockery or earthenware.
The red-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys rubriventris (species of turtle).
The chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for potter and Potter.