Patter vs Potter - What's the difference?
patter | potter |
The soft sound of feet walking on a hard surface.
*{{quote-book, year=1907, author=
, title=The Dust of Conflict
, chapter=7 To make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch.
* Thomson
To spatter; to sprinkle.
* J. R. Drake
To speak in such a way – glibly and rapidly, such as from an auctioneer, or when bantering during a sports event.
* Mayhew
English onomatopoeias
One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.
* 1961 , J. A. Philip, "Mimesis in the Sophistês'' of Plato," ''Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association , vol. 92, p. 453,
(idiomatic, biblical) God, the creator.
* 1611. Old Testament , King James Version, Isaiah 64:8,
* 1978. Old Testament , New International Version, Isaiah 64:8,
One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.
One who pots meats or other eatables.
One who hawks crockery or earthenware.
The (red-bellied terrapin), .
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(obsolete) To poke repeatedly.
(British) To act in a vague or unmotivated way.
(British) To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often (potter about), (potter around))
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As nouns the difference between patter and potter
is that patter is godfather while potter is (soccer) someone connected with , as a fan, player, coach etc.As a proper noun potter is
for a potter.patter
English
Etymology 1
1610s, of (onomatopoeia) origin.Noun
(en noun)- I could hear the patter of mice running about in the dark.
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Derived terms
* pitter-patterVerb
(en verb)- The bullets pattered into the log-cabin walls.
- The stealing shower is scarce to patter heard.
- Patter the water about the boat.
Etymology 2
Circa 1400, from . Noun attested 1758, originally referring to the cant of thieves and beggers.Verb
(en verb)- I've gone out and pattered to get money.
Derived terms
* Glasgow patterEtymology 3
References
potter
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) pottere, from late (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- shoemakers, weavers, potters , bronzeworkers who produced and purveyed the articles necessary for daily life.
- But now, O Lord, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou art our potter ; and we are the work of thy hand.
- O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter ; we are all the work of thy hand.
- (De Quincey)