potter

noun

1. One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.

   “shoemakers, weavers, potters, bronzeworkers who produced and purveyed the articles necessary for daily life.”

2. One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.
3. One who pots meats or other eatables.
4. One who hawks crockery or earthenware.

   “the convivial society of gipsies, tinkers, potters, strolling players, &c.”

5. The red-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys rubriventris (species of turtle).
6. The chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia.
7. A person from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
8. someone connected with Stoke City Football Club (in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK), as a fan, player, coach etc.

verb

1. (British)To act in a vague or unmotivated way; to fuss about with unimportant things.
2. (British)To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often potter about, potter around.)

   “He’s so dreamy and absent-minded. He potters about the garden all the time.”

   “"We love our little diesel trains. They potter up and down. They break down. The C6 overhaul is only a temporary answer. By the time they are replaced, they will be 45 years old.”

3. (obsolete)To poke repeatedly.

name

1. (countable, uncountable)An English surname originating as an occupation for a potter.

   “We are Harry Potter and William Wallace, the Na’vi and Han Solo. We’re escaping from Shawshank and blowing up the Death Star. We are fighting with the Harkonnens and challenging Thanos. Ukraine is hosting one of the great epics of this century.”

2. (countable, uncountable)A placename
3. (countable, uncountable)A placename
4. (countable, uncountable)A placename
5. (countable, uncountable)A placename
6. (countable, uncountable)A placename
7. (countable, uncountable)A placename
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable)A placename
9. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable)Ellipsis of Harry Potter (“the Wizarding World”).

   “In the interest of full disclosure, let it be said: This reviewer is not a Potterphile, has never cracked a Potter book or darkened the door of a theater playing one of the Potter movies.”

   “Despite the success of the novels, press about Harry Potter has not all been positive. Many people, especially some evangelical Christians, have been less than optimistic about the Potter influence.”

   “The emphasis in the script by Steve Kloves (a credited contributor to all but one of the Potter screenplays) is on intensity, […]”