Overview of noun potter

The noun potter has 1 sense

• potter, thrower, ceramicist, ceramist -- (a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln)

Overview of verb potter

The verb potter has 3 senses

• putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around -- (do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house")


• potter, putter -- (work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden")


• putter, potter, potter around, putter around -- (move around aimlessly)