It was crafted by local Brown Deer artist Jean Wells, a professional potter for 30 years who creates contemporary stoneware pottery, according to the release.—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024 May 13, 2021 issue Christopher Benfey Resistance Pottery Two recent exhibitions of the work of Black potters find political acts in the placid history of nineteenth-century American stoneware.—Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, 2 May 2024
Verb
These are the humdrum and human experiences of a man who spent his time simply pottering about.—Will Ainsley, SPIN, 24 May 2024 My first half-hour is spent pottering through tranquil Cotswold villages, trapped behind dawdling tourists but enjoying the Aston Martin’s supple ride and easygoing docility—along with the many approving looks—though feeling ever more like a caged animal.—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 10 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for potter
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Word History
Etymology
Verb
probably frequentative of English dialect pote to poke
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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