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Definition of Potterer
1. Noun. A person who putters about.
Generic synonyms: Dawdler, Drone, Laggard, Lagger, Poke, Trailer
Derivative terms: Potter, Potter, Potter, Putter, Putter, Putter
Definition of Potterer
1. one that potters [n -S] - See also: potters
Lexicographical Neighbors of Potterer
Literary usage of Potterer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1909)
"... I 've got a good deal of ingenuity, but that if I don't look out I '11 never
be anything but a potterer." "A potterer? That 's a funny name for you. ..."
2. De Stijl Continued: The Journal Structure (1958-1964) : an Artists' Debate by Jonneke Jobse (2005)
"More often he is seen as an inefficient potterer, tinkering away in his cluttered
attic. [...] And yet in this century, with its exclusive orientation ..."
3. Advice to a Wife on the Management of Her Own Health and on the Treatment of by Pye Henry Chavasse (1880)
"Of all nuisances, defend us from a potterer. * * * * The woman always has the
very best intentions in the world, but is totally devoid of method and ..."
4. Man's Strength and Woman's Beauty: A Treatise on the Physical Life of Both by Pye Henry Chavasse (1879)
"She ought neither to be a tattler, nor a tale-bearer, nor a " croaker," nor a "
potterer." A tattler is an abomination ; a clacking tongue is most wearisome ..."
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