a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
person noun (people)
potters
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[noun] late Old English pottere, Old French potier, from root ... | [verb] "to...
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mean art objects such as figures, tiles, and tableware made from clay and other raw materials by the process of pottery. Some ceramic products are regarded as fine art, while others are regarded as decorative, industrial or applied art objects, or as ... (42 of 4896 words, 26 images)
a person who works in ceramics; ceramic artist (8 of 17 words, pronunciations, 1 image)
Same as "ceramist" | [ceramics] a creator of or expert on ceramics | [functioning as singular] the art and techniques of producing articles of clay, ... (23 of 358 words, 3 definitions, 4 usage examples, pronunciations)
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made of clay and permanently hardened by heat | relating to ceramic articles | ("ceramics") : pots and other articles made from clay hardened by heat ... (24 of 89 words, 6 definitions, 4 usage examples, pronunciation)
a person who makes ceramics. | a technician in a dental laboratory who makes dentures from porcelain. (16 of 27 words, 2 definitions, pronunciations)
one who makes ceramic products or works of art (9 of 26 words, pronunciations)
A person who makes ceramics, such as pottery. (8 of 21 words, 1 usage example)
One who makes ceramic objects or artwork. (7 of 17 words, pronunciations)
to move about without hurrying and in a relaxed and pleasant way (12 of 49 words, 2 usage examples, pronunciations)
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a person who makes dishes, plates and other objects from clay, usually by hand on a special wheel (18 of 28 words, pronunciations)
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[British] a slow, relaxed walk around a place (8 of 27 words, 1 usage example, pronunciations)
to do things in a slow and enjoyable way (9 of 48 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
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someone who makes dishes or other objects out of clay (10 of 35 words, pronunciation)
materials made of nonmetallic minerals that have been permanently hardened by firing at a high temperature, or objects made of such materials. Most ... (23 of 152 words, pronunciation)
somebody who makes ceramic objects (5 of 27 words, pronunciations)
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First use: 1520s
Origin: [noun] late Old English pottere, Old French potier, from root ... | [verb] "to poke again and again", frequentative of obsolete poten ... (22 of 114 etymology words)
Origin: Middle English from Late Old English pottere from Medieval Latin pottarius | frequentative formation from obsolete pote from Old ... (18 of 22 etymology words)
First use: 16th century
Origin: (in the sense: to poke repeatedly): from Old English potian to thrust; see put
Origin: Middle English pottere, from Old French potier | Reduplicative alteration of pote.
First use: mid 16th century
Origin: (in the sense "poke repeatedly"): frequentative of dialect pote "to push, kick, or poke" of unknown origin
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Origin: late Old English pottere (see "pot1", "-er1")
First use: 1829
Origin: probably frequentative of English dialect pote to poke
First use: Pre-12th century
Origin: Directly or (later) via French from assumed Vulgar Latin pottus
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First use: Mid-16th century
Origin: obsolete pote "push", origin ?
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Audio: British English pronunuciation of "potter"
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Audio: North American pronunciation of "potter"
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