pottered; pottering; potters
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Verb
pottering around indoors on a rainy day
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People Staff, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
July 21, 2021 Lifestyle An auto engineer became a full-time potter in L.A.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024
These are the humdrum and human experiences of a man who spent his time simply pottering about.
—Will Ainsley, SPIN, 24 May 2024
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Noun
But also, each ceramic vessel is one-of-a-kind (they're created by a potter in Vermont).
—People Staff, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
July 21, 2021 Lifestyle An auto engineer became a full-time potter in L.A.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Verb
Lucia pottered about, switching on a lamp, putting things away into cupboards, stacking the mugs into a corner.
—Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024
These are the humdrum and human experiences of a man who spent his time simply pottering about.
—Will Ainsley, SPIN, 24 May 2024
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“Potter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potter. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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potter
1 of 2 noun
pot·ter
ˈpät-ər 
: one that makes pottery
Biographical Definition
Potter 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Pot·ter
ˈpä-tər
Beatrix 1866–1943 British writer and illustrator
Potter
2 of 2biographical name (2)
Paul or Paulus 1625–1654 Dutch painter
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