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Noun
This year, presenting sponsor Principal Foundation is underwriting booth fees, rental costs for tables and linens, and covering lunch costs for all potters to ensure there are no financial barriers preventing participation.—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025 Read more Harry potter What's on Prime Video in September 2025?—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
One week Zoë could be working at her job, pottering in the garden, playing with Penelope…but the next week could be spent in bed, in pain, recovering from a surgery or dealing with treatment side effects.—Michael Nied, People.com, 7 July 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for potter
Word History
Etymology
Verb
probably frequentative of English dialect pote to poke
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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