"Potter" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Potters [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Potter}} Middle English Potter, {{der|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{m|en|pot}} pot Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Potters}} Potter (countable and uncountable, plural Potters)
  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a potter. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (surname): بُوتَر (būtar) (Arabic), Потэр (Póter) (Belarusian), পটার (poṭar) (Bengali), Potter (english: borrowing from English) (Breton), Потър (Potǎr) (Bulgarian), 波特 (Bōtè) (Chinese Mandarin), Potter (english: borrowing from English) (Faroese), Potter (english: borrowing from English) (Galician), Πότερ (Póter) (Greek), Potter (english: borrowing from English) (Hawaiian), פוטר (Hebrew), पॉटर (pŏṭar) (Hindi), ポッター (Pottā) (Japanese), 포터 (Poteo) (Korean), Potter (english: borrowing from English) (Low German), Потер (Poter) (Macedonian), Potter (english: borrowing from English) (Occitan), پاتر (pâtar) (Persian), Potter (Portuguese), По́ттер (Pótter) (Russian), Potter (Scots), Потер (Serbo-Croatian), Potter (Serbo-Croatian), Poter (Serbo-Croatian), Potter (Swedish), พอตเตอร์ (por-dtà-dtêr) (Thai), Поттер (english: Potter) (Ukrainian), پوتتېر (pottër) (Uyghur), Potter (Welsh), Potter (english: borrowing from English) (West Frisian), פּאָטער (poter) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Potter-en-name-Fr6a3ilu Categories (other): English surnames Disambiguation of 'surname': 20 9 11 12 14 10 12 12
  2. A placename
    A number of places in the United States:
    An unincorporated community and township in Polk County, Arkansas.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Arkansas, USA, Places in the United States, Townships, Unincorporated communities in Arkansas, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Potter-en-name-RAr2sDdO
  3. A placename
    A number of places in the United States:
    A village in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Nebraska, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Nebraska, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Potter-en-name-ISKN1H5d
  4. A placename
    A number of places in the United States:
    A town in Yates County, New York.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in New York, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in New York, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Potter-en-name-hfuiv4ua Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 5 5 20 20 14 20 4 2 5
  5. A placename
    A number of places in the United States:
    A township in Barnes County, North Dakota.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in North Dakota, USA, Places in the United States, Townships
    Sense id: en-Potter-en-name-Dp8uX5yx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 5 5 20 20 14 20 4 2 5
  6. A placename
    A number of places in the United States:
    Two townships in Pennsylvania, in Beaver County and Centre County.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Pennsylvania, USA, Places in the United States, Townships
    Sense id: en-Potter-en-name-86B9bKtT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 5 5 20 20 14 20 4 2 5
  7. A placename
    A number of places in the United States:
    A village in Calumet County, Wisconsin.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Wisconsin, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Potter-en-name-hICzuUyN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 5 5 20 20 14 20 4 2 5
  8. A placename
    Ellipsis of Potter County.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Potter County Related terms: Potters Bar

Noun

Forms: Potters [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Potter}} Middle English Potter, {{der|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{m|en|pot}} pot Head templates: {{en-noun}} Potter (plural Potters)
  1. A person from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
    Sense id: en-Potter-en-noun-KeDGxNFN
  2. (soccer) someone connected with Stoke City Football Club (in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK), as a fan, player, coach etc. Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-Potter-en-noun-nP641leM Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

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      "english": "borrowing from English",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "Potter"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "פוטר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "pŏṭar",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "पॉटर"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Pottā",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "ポッター"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Poteo",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "포터"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds",
      "english": "borrowing from English",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "Potter"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Poter",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "Потер"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "english": "borrowing from English",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "Potter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "pâtar",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "پاتر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "Potter"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Pótter",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "По́ттер"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "Potter"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "Потер"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "Potter"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "Poter"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "Potter"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "por-dtà-dtêr",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "พอตเตอร์"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "english": "Potter",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "Поттер"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "pottër",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "پوتتېر"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "Potter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "english": "borrowing from English",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "Potter"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "poter",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "פּאָטער"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "The Potteries"
  ],
  "word": "Potter"
}

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