potter
verb
- not be prompt, dawdle, saunter
noun
- one who makes pots
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpɒtə/ / /ˈpɑtɚ/
name
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *puttaz Old English pott Proto-Germanic *puttaz Frankish *pottder. Vulgar Latin pottum Old French potbor. Middle English pot Middle English Potter English Potter 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.
- An English surname originating as an occupation for a potter.
“We are Harry Potter and William Wallace, the Na’vi and Han Solo. We’re escaping from Shawshank and blowing up the Death Star. We are fighting with the Harkonnens and challenging Thanos. Ukraine is hosting one of the great epics of this century.”
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- Ellipsis of Harry Potter (“the Wizarding World”).
“In the interest of full disclosure, let it be said: This reviewer is not a Potterphile, has never cracked a Potter book or darkened the door of a theater playing one of the Potter movies.”
“Despite the success of the novels, press about Harry Potter has not all been positive. Many people, especially some evangelical Christians, have been less than optimistic about the Potter influence.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *puttaz Old English pott Proto-Germanic *puttaz Frankish *pottder. Vulgar Latin pottum Old French potbor. Middle English pot Middle English Potter English Potter 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
- someone connected with Stoke City Football Club (in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK), as a fan, player, coach etc.
verb
Etymology: Frequentative of pote, equivalent to pote + -er. Cognate with Dutch poteren, peuteren (“to poke, pry, search”).
- To act in a vague or unmotivated way; to fuss about with unimportant things.
- To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often potter about, potter around.)
“He’s so dreamy and absent-minded. He potters about the garden all the time.”
“"We love our little diesel trains. They potter up and down. They break down. The C6 overhaul is only a temporary answer. By the time they are replaced, they will be 45 years old.”
- To poke repeatedly.