pottered; pottering; potters
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Verb
pottering around indoors on a rainy day
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
The potters are bringing a wide range of handmade ceramics to offer for sale.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
David Opie, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2025
This was a frequent chorus from my siblings and me as children, as our grandmother pottered about the kitchen chewing on a stick that looked a bit like sugarcane, fixing a drink brewed with honey and lemon.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Having originally pursued a career as a potter, the 58-year-old soon expanded beyond that calling to ultimately build an empire of sorts: centered on furniture, home decor, rugs, lighting, and bedding that’s vibrantly optimistic, modern-American, and highly functional at its core.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
The potters are bringing a wide range of handmade ceramics to offer for sale.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
Verb
One rainy afternoon, the kindly octogenarian — wrapped in a warm leopard print jumper — stops pottering around and sinks into her favorite chair to call her daughter.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2025
This was a frequent chorus from my siblings and me as children, as our grandmother pottered about the kitchen chewing on a stick that looked a bit like sugarcane, fixing a drink brewed with honey and lemon.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Potter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potter. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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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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