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Potter vs Rotter - What's the difference?

potter | rotter |

As nouns the difference between potter and rotter

is that potter is (soccer) someone connected with , as a fan, player, coach etc while rotter is (rot).

As a proper noun potter

is for a potter.

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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    rotter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A worthless, despicable person.
  • (British, slang) A scoundrel.
  • (British, slang, journalism) A non-accredited journalist.
  • * {{quote-news, author=Daniel Taylor, title=David Silva seizes point for Manchester City as Chelsea are checked, work=(The Guardian) (London), date=31 January 2015 citation
    • , passage=pparently it was the fault of Jamie Redknapp and all the other rotters in the media that Diego Costa was suspended and Mourinho, in turn, was applying his own ban.}}

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