Definitions for Potter
ˈpɒt ərPot·ter

Princeton's WordNet(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. potter, thrower, ceramicist, ceramist(verb)

   a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln

2. putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around(verb)

   do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

   "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

3. potter, putter(verb)

   work lightly

   "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"

4. putter, potter, potter around, putter around(verb)

   move around aimlessly

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1. Potter(Noun)

   someone connected with Stoke City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

   Etymology: Reduplicative alteration of pote.

2. Potter(ProperNoun)

   for a potter.

   Etymology: Reduplicative alteration of pote.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Potter(noun)

   one whose occupation is to make earthen vessels

   Etymology: [Cf. F. potier.]

2. Potter(noun)

   one who hawks crockery or earthenware

   Etymology: [Cf. F. potier.]

3. Potter(noun)

   one who pots meats or other eatables

   Etymology: [Cf. F. potier.]

4. Potter(noun)

   the red-bellied terrapin. See Terrapin

   Etymology: [Cf. F. potier.]

5. Potter(verb)

   to busy one's self with trifles; to labor with little purpose, energy, of effect; to trifle; to pother

   Etymology: [Cf. F. potier.]

6. Potter(verb)

   to walk lazily or idly; to saunter

   Etymology: [Cf. F. potier.]

7. Potter(verb)

   to poke; to push; also, to disturb; to confuse; to bother

   Etymology: [Cf. F. potier.]

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1. Potter

   Potter is a town in Yates County, New York, in the United States. The Town of Potter is located in the northwest part of the county and is south of Canandaigua, New York. The population was 1,865 at the 2010 census.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

2. Potter

   pot′ėr, v.i. to be fussily engaged about trifles: to loiter.—n. Pott′erer. [Prov. pote, to push.]

How to pronounce Potter?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Potter in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Potter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Potter in a Sentence

1. Liz Klinger:

   Right now, words like' vibrator' or' vagina' are almost like equated to Voldemort in Harry Potter, where it's like,' oh, He Who Must Not Be Named,' for us, it's about destigmatizing the topic.

2. Robert Niles:

   I think Wizarding World encouraged Walt Disney to be as aggressive as they are being with Galaxys Edge, walt Disney doesn't want anyone to say,' Oh, Universal's the creative leader in this industry because Harry Potter was so good.'.

3. Robert Salsbery:

   This is a whole bunch of to-do about a little bit of nothing, i agree with Robert Salsbery cause but I don't agree with Robert Salsbery tactics. ' The tide is changing' Rancher Sandy Potter told KTVZ she supports the protesters.

4. Kim Rhode:

   I did end up getting a first-edition Beatrix Potter in London during the Olympics. Who knows what this one will be ? maybe there's some book down in Rio that I can't live without.

5. Beatrix Potter:

   There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you.” ― Beatrix Potter

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