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Patter vs Potter - What's the difference?

patter | potter |

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)
  • The soft sound of feet walking on a hard surface.
  • I could hear the patter of mice running about in the dark.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1907, author=
  • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=7 citation , passage=The patter of feet, and clatter of strap and swivel, seemed to swell into a bewildering din, but they were almost upon the fielato offices, where the carretera entered the town, before a rifle flashed.}}
    Derived terms
    * pitter-patter

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make irregularly repeated sounds of low-to-moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch.
  • The bullets pattered into the log-cabin walls.
  • * Thomson
  • The stealing shower is scarce to patter heard.
  • To spatter; to sprinkle.
  • * J. R. Drake
  • Patter the water about the boat.

    Etymology 2

    Circa 1400, from . Noun attested 1758, originally referring to the cant of thieves and beggers.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer, or banter during a sports event.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To speak in such a way – glibly and rapidly, such as from an auctioneer, or when bantering during a sports event.
  • * Mayhew
  • I've gone out and pattered to get money.
    Derived terms
    * Glasgow patter

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who pats.
  • potter

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) pottere, from late (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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,
  • shoemakers, weavers, potters , bronzeworkers who produced and purveyed the articles necessary for daily life.
  • (idiomatic, biblical) God, the creator.
  • * 1611. Old Testament , King James Version, Isaiah 64:8,
  • 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.
  • * 1978. Old Testament , New International Version, Isaiah 64:8,
  • O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter ; we are all the work of thy hand.
  • One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.
  • One who pots meats or other eatables.
  • One who hawks crockery or earthenware.
  • (De Quincey)
  • The (red-bellied terrapin), .
  • .
  • Synonyms
    * (Pseudemys rubriventris) (northern red-bellied cooter),
    Derived terms
    * potter’s clay * potter’s field * potter’s rot * potter’s wheel * pottery

    References

    * (Biblical) Bratcher, Dennis Bratcher (2006), The Potter'', ''The Voice CRI/Voice Institute [http://www.crivoice.org/phototour/ppotter.html]

    Etymology 2

    Frequentative of pote, equivalent to .

    Alternative forms

    * putter, pouter, pudder, pother

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To poke repeatedly.
  • (British) To act in a vague or unmotivated way.
  • (British) To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often (potter about), (potter around))
  • Derived terms
    * potter about * potter around English agent nouns ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Noun

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