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potterer

Meaning of "potterer" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF POTTERER

ˈpɒtərə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POTTERER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Potterer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POTTERER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of potterer in the English dictionary

The definition of potterer in the dictionary is a person who does things with little energy or direction, in an unhurried manner.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POTTERER

adulterer · batterer · caterer · charterer · Coleoptera · diptera · entera · flatterer · lepidoptera · letterer · natterer · orthoptera · patera · plasterer · scatterer · tantara · totterer · Twitterer · upholsterer · winterer

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POTTERER

pottage · potted · potter · potter wasp · potter´s clay · potter´s earth · potter´s field · potter´s wheel · Potteresque · Potteries · potteringly · pottery · pottier · potties · pottiest · pottiness · potting · potting compost · potting shed · pottinger

WORDS THAT END LIKE POTTERER

alterer · bolsterer · clatterer · enterer · Federer · filterer · fosterer · fruiterer · litterer · loiterer · mutterer · patterer · poulterer · registerer · shatterer · shelterer · slaughterer · splutterer · stutterer · utterer · waterer

Synonyms and antonyms of potterer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «potterer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POTTERER

Find out the translation of potterer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of potterer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «potterer» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

potterer
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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potterer
570 millions of speakers
en

English

potterer
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

potterer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المتنزه
280 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Russian

potterer
278 millions of speakers
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potterer
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

potterer
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

potterer
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tukang periuk
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Trödelheini
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

potterer
130 millions of speakers
ko

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potterer
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Potterer
85 millions of speakers
vi

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potterer
80 millions of speakers
ta

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potterer
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पोतेरर
75 millions of speakers
tr

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potterer
70 millions of speakers
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potterer
65 millions of speakers
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potterer
50 millions of speakers
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potterer
40 millions of speakers
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potterer
30 millions of speakers
el

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potterer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prutser
14 millions of speakers
sv

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potterer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

potterer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of potterer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POTTERER»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of potterer
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about potterer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POTTERER»

Discover the use of potterer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to potterer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Skeptical Gardener
But Potterer's End goes on, though I am seldom there to see it, and is doing all and more than is asked of it. I would ask leave to leave these pages untouched, to show what it was under happier skies. England H.J. January 1940 P.P.S The ...
Humphrey John Denham, 1949
2
Advice to a Wife on the Management of Herself; during the ...
She ought neither to be a tattler, nor a talebearer, nor a “ croaker,” nor a “ potterer ." A tattler is an abomination: a clacking tongue is most wearisome and injurious to the patient. A tale-bearer is to be especially avoided: if she tell tales of her ...
Pye Henry CHAVASSE, 1868
3
Two Kinds of Power: An Essay on Bibliographical Control
It is not irrational to potter, for instance, and the potterer might well resent the intrusion of the bibliographical therapist with his doses of literature. It is not irrational to play, and the player is not necessarily interested in playing as efficiently as ...
Patrick Wilson, 1968
4
William and Henry Walters, the Reticent Collectors
"There was an aged potterer— A worshiper of the sun; I tell about a wonderous vase, By him one day begun. "He molded it with loving hand, And fashioned it with care, And said: 'This vase shall all excel; None with it shall compare.' "Its body ...
William R. Johnston, 1999
5
De Stijl Continued: The Journal Structure (1958-1964) : an ...
Seldom is the artist accepted as a normal human being, a fully paid-up member of society who has a task to fulfil in this world. More often he is seen as an inefficient potterer, tinkering away in his cluttered attic. [...] And yet in this century, with its ...
Jonneke Jobse, 2005
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In reply to yours
Oh yes, there are urgent jobs in God's plenty for the potterer. The devil of it is where to start. This is a momentous decision — priority — and necessitates a second pipe and a deck chair — the sun is rising and one must husband one's strength ...
Arthur Llewelyn Matthison, 1945
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London Bicycle Club Gazette
Vol. VI. No. 26.] August 30, 1883. The Potterer Unmasked Notices Club Meets Saturday Runs Notes on a Scotch Tour (concluded) . Correspondence 193 194 194 195 196 198 PAGE The Twenty Miles Professional Championship 199 All ...
‎1883
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The Bystander: An Illustrated Weekly, Devoted to Travel, ...
Even the "potterer" enjoys himself. Hounds in view, horse and man pelting over the country, oneself in the saddle and a poor old fox nearly run to earth — supreme ecstasy ! Truly, a worthy British pastime. • • • Hunting Raiment Nor is there ...
‎1907
9
My Garden
not scare off birds and small animals which haunt the potterer's devious ways. In a wall-chink he will spy the toad's unwinking, jewelled eye or, if he lives near water, under some stone dislodged from a bank he may happen upon the sleek ...
‎1937
10
Coldstream Building Snippets: 'cans, Quoins and Coursers'
My book is intended as a 'potterer's' guide to building features in Coldstream, in keeping with my family tradition. Present and previous generations of the family have sketched, painted, and jotted things down in notebooks when 'pottering' ...
Antony Chessell, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POTTERER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term potterer is used in the context of the following news items.
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It's not the Day of the Triffids - it's a giant yucca in Hereford man's …
Bob describes himself as a “potterer” in the garden, growing flower borders and shrubs, and does not claim to have green fingers. “The weird ... «Hereford Times, Jun 15»
2
Kristin Scott Thomas is bored with being labelled an ice queen
On a personal level, she seems self-contained, an unashamed “potterer and big old waste-of-timer” who says she cherishes the idea of peace ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
3
Find out which children's TV show character best describes you
Bill and Ben, The Herbs, Hector's House: A potterer and procrastinator with very little happening in their life. ? The Magic Roundabout: As ... «Express.co.uk, Mar 15»
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'I don't give as*** whether I earn money or not' - La Roux reveals …
... strong-willed, with a voice that seemed to mix shrapnel with honey; he was a quietly-spoken producer, the classic potterer in the background. «Irish Independent, Nov 14»
5
Prize time for Gunfleet aces
Potterer's Pot - Richard Walker. Ken Potts' Pot - John Tappenden. Austin Ladies Trophy - Yvonne Gough. Double Dan (Clacton Sailing Club ... «Clacton and Frinton Gazette, Nov 14»
6
Have you seen blind hedgehog missing from west Hull home?
What a thoroughly nasty, insensitive 'man' harry potterer is. | 0. Report. Profile image for York_champ · York_champ | October 12 2014, 7:20AM. «Hull Daily Mail, Oct 14»
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Centrepoint Theatre's fix it man
For a self-confessed potterer, the nooks and crannies of the rabbit-warren-like theatre are heaven. Lighting kit, cables, bits of random set, wood ... «Manawatu Standard, Sep 14»
8
Grandma-to-be Rides Solo Around the World
She claims to be “more of a potterer than a speed demon” and has been “seeing the world at her own pace, taking the backroads and dirt tracks ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jun 14»
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Rhythm Plate
Plate: I could've become a professional potterer or dinnerware designer, maybe. But I'm not from Staffordshire. My mum still tells me I'm ... «LeftLion, May 14»
10
Exhibition of photographs lost for 60 years reveals a bygone London
It seems possible that Mathews was not a gentle potterer, but on a recce for a developer. Whatever happened, his work was never published ... «The Guardian, Mar 14»
REFERENCE
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