potter

[US]/'pɒtə/
[UK]/'pɑtɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. work lazily or aimlessly
n. a person who makes pottery; a ceramist.

Phrases & Collocations

potter's wheel

pottery studio

pottery workshop

pottery class

harry potter

Example Sentences

I might potter into Nice for the day.

The potter carefully shaped the vase.

I'm quite happy just to potter about by myself here.

an afternoon's potter through the rooms and possessions of the rich.

further on a potter was throwing pots.

Minoan potters produced an astonishing variety of wares.

Potter and Injun Joe were carrying a handbarrow with a rope and a couple of shovels on it.

The Navajo are noted as stockbreeders and skilled weavers, potters, and silversmiths.

Dad's as happy as a sandboy since he retired,pottering in the garden or sorting out his collection of stamps.

Sylvie s Friend Tiana Marie Nelms.....Sylvie s Friend Jordan Potter.....Shamus Cheryl...

plumbers, printers, dyers, glaziers and potters, to mention but a few

'Potter Plotter' Daily Prophet, the Quibbler, tons of students luggage and many, many more Props were used in these scenes which were great to see.

14 It crashes like a potter's jar smashed beyond rescue, And among its fragments cannot be found a sherd to scoop fire from the hearth or dip water from the cistern.

Real-world Examples

“YOU DON'T KNOW POTTER! ” shrieked Snape.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Take Mansukh Prajapati, a potter in India.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) January 2015 Collection

" Potter has a criminal record, " said Umbridge loudly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

They now read POTTER REALLY STINKS.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" Potter has no chance whatsoever of becoming an Auror! "

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" Potter has been cleared of all charges, " said McGonagall, even more loudly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

He creates his products on a machine called a potter's wheel.

Source: VOA Special November 2022 Collection

" 'Got Potter'? " said Professor McGonagall sharply, " What do you mean, 'got Potter'? "

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

YOU ARE A WICKED GIRL. HARRY POTTER DESERVES BETTER. GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM MUGGLE.

Source: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I feel like, as a potter, you also start to learn how to shape the world.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2015 Collection

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