potter

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potter1 (N. Amer. putter)

▶verb

• 1 occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasant manner.

• 2 move or go in a casual, unhurried way.

▶noun an act or period of pottering.

– derivatives
potterer noun.

– origin C16 (in the sense ‘poke repeatedly’): frequentative of dial. pote ‘to push, kick, or poke’, of unknown origin.

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potter2

▶noun a person who makes ceramic ware.