"potter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɒtə/ [UK], /ˈpɑtɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-potter.ogg [US] Forms: potter [singular], potters [plural]
Etymology: pot + -er Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|pot|er}} pot + -er Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A potter is someone who creates pots or other pottery.
    Sense id: simple-potter-en-noun-8olctUb5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -er

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈpɒtə/ [UK], /ˈpɑtɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-potter.ogg [US] Forms: potter [canonical], potters [third-person, singular], pottered [past], pottered [past, participle], pottering [present, participle]
Etymology: pot + -er Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|pot|er}} pot + -er Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you potter, you walk aimlessly or for no reason. (putter) (Often potter around, potter about) Tags: UK
    Sense id: simple-potter-en-verb-dwLox2yI
  2. If you potter, you do small things. (same as putter, potter around) Tags: UK
    Sense id: simple-potter-en-verb-z2YSIQ0o
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -er
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