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POTTERER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does potterer mean?
• POTTERER (noun)
The noun POTTERER has 1 sense:
1. a person who putters about
Familiarity information: POTTERER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who putters about
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
potterer; putterer
Hypernyms ("potterer" is a kind of...):
dawdler; drone; laggard; lagger; poke; trailer (someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind)
Derivation:
potter (move around aimlessly)
potter (do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly)
potter (work lightly)
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