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Noun
Under expert guidance, budding potters can get their hands dirty from the jump.—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 23 May 2025 Future generations were able to dive into the records and find out more about the remarkable potters.—Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
Verb
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 This was a frequent chorus from my siblings and me as children, as our grandmother pottered about the kitchen chewing on a stick that looked a bit like sugarcane, fixing a drink brewed with honey and lemon.—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 16 Mar. 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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