Potter vs Pooter - What's the difference?
potter | pooter |
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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A glass jar used for collecting small insects etc; it has two tubes, one (protected by a gauze) which is sucked, the other up which the insect is drawn
As nouns the difference between potter and pooter
is that potter is one who makes pots and other ceramic wares while pooter is a glass jar used for collecting small insects etc; it has two tubes, one (protected by a gauze) which is sucked, the other up which the insect is drawn.As a verb potter
is to poke repeatedly.As a proper noun Potter
is {{surname|A=An|English occupational|from=occupations}} for a potter.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)