Ceramicist vs Potter - What's the difference?
ceramicist | potter |
A person who makes ceramics, such as pottery.
* {{quote-news, 2009, January 30, Wendy Moonan, An Old-School Collector With Ideas on Beauty, New York Times
, passage=While the work of the contemporary artists in the show is avant-garde, it does not overwhelm the colorful faience made by the Faucon family, seven generations of ceramicists who operated a factory in Apt, a town in the Luberon Valley, from 1890 until 2002.}}
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 ceramicist and potter
is that ceramicist is a person who makes ceramics, such as pottery while potter is one who makes pots and other ceramic wares.As a verb potter is
to poke repeatedly.As a proper noun Potter is
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potter
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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)