potterers

plural of potterer
as in amateurs
a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession a camera designed for people who don't pretend to be anything more than potterers at photography

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Noun
  • The two meet at a performance at the Wisconsin State Fair, where assorted semi-amateurs get up to impersonate legends like Elvis and Buddy Holly and Barbra Streisand.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The Padres’ first move of the offseason will flesh out the club’s current crop of international amateurs.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
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  • Founded by engineers, designers, and lifelong tinkerers frustrated by the barriers to traditional CNC manufacturing, the company’s mission is to make powerful digital fabrication tools smarter, simpler, and more accessible.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This Space Cowboys vibe makes sense because this tech boom looks less like the last one — social apps powered by subway ads and nap pods — than the 1980s PC revolution, powered by tinkerers with motherboards and soldering irons.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Potterers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potterers. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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