Potter — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln

do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɑːɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɒtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɒtə/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɑːɾɚ/.

Examples

The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house
The old lady is pottering around in the garden

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

muck about putter around muck around thrower potter around ceramicist monkey ceramist mess around tinker putter monkey around

Parts of Speech

noun	a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
verb	do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly “The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house”
verb	work lightly “The old lady is pottering around in the garden”
verb	move around aimlessly

Word Forms

throw	verb	make on a potter's wheel
ceramics	noun	the art of making and decorating pottery
putterer	noun	a person who putters about
potterer	noun	a person who putters about
tinker	noun	a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
tinkerer	noun	a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Töpfer

ein Handwerker, der Töpferwaren auf einer Töpferscheibe formt und sie im Ofen backt

🇫🇷French

potier

un artisan qui façonne des poteries sur un tour de potier et les fait cuire dans un four

🇪🇸Spanish

alfarero

un artesano que da forma a la cerámica en un torno de alfarero y la hornea en un horno

🇮🇹Italian

vasaio

un artigiano che modella la ceramica al tornio e la cuoce in un forno

🇳🇱Dutch

pottenbakker

een ambachtsman die aardewerk vormt op een pottenbakkersschijf en deze in een oven bakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

oleiro

um artesão que molda cerâmica em uma roda de oleiro e a assa em um forno

🇷🇺Russian

гончар

мастер, который формирует гончарные изделия на гончарном круге и обжигает их в печи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पॉटर

एक शिल्पकार जो कुम्हार के चाक पर मिट्टी के बर्तनों को आकार देता है और उन्हें भट्टी पर पकाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

কুমার

একজন কারিগর যিনি একটি কুমারের চাকায় মৃৎপাত্রের আকার তৈরি করেন এবং সেগুলিকে একটি ভাটিতে বেক করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

குயவன்

ஒரு குயவனின் சக்கரத்தில் மட்பாண்டங்களை வடிவமைத்து அதை ஒரு சூளையாக சுடும் ஒரு கைவினைஞர்

🇮🇳Telugu

కుమ్మరి

కుమ్మరి చక్రంపై కుండలను ఆకృతి చేసి వాటిని బట్టీగా కాల్చే హస్తకళాకారుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

कुंभार

एक कारागीर जो कुंभाराच्या चाकावर मातीची भांडी बनवतो आणि त्यांना भट्टी बनवतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

કુંભાર

એક કારીગર જે કુંભારના ચક્ર પર માટીકામ બનાવે છે અને તેને ભઠ્ઠામાં પકવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಂಬಾರ

ಕುಂಬಾರನ ಚಕ್ರದ ಮೇಲೆ ಕುಂಬಾರಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುವ ಕುಶಲಕರ್ಮಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅದನ್ನು ಗೂಡು ಬೇಯಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുശവൻ

ഒരു കുശവൻ്റെ ചക്രത്തിൽ മൺപാത്രങ്ങൾ രൂപപ്പെടുത്തുകയും അത് ഒരു ചൂളയിൽ ചുടുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു കരകൗശല വിദഗ്ധൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੁਮਿਆਰ

ਇੱਕ ਕਾਰੀਗਰ ਜੋ ਘੁਮਿਆਰ ਦੇ ਪਹੀਏ 'ਤੇ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦੇ ਭਾਂਡਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਕਾਰ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਭੱਠੀ ਬਣਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کمہار

ایک کاریگر جو کمہار کے پہیے پر مٹی کے برتنوں کی شکل دیتا ہے اور اسے ایک بھٹہ بناتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

波特

在陶轮上塑造陶器并在窑中烘烤的工匠

🇯🇵Japanese

陶芸家

ろくろで陶器の形を整え、窯で焼く職人

🇰🇷Korean

도공

물레로 도자기를 빚어 가마에서 굽는 장인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thợ gốm

một người thợ thủ công tạo hình đồ gốm trên bàn xoay của người thợ gốm và nung chúng trong lò nung

🇹🇭Thai

ช่างปั้นหม้อ

ช่างฝีมือที่ปั้นเครื่องปั้นดินเผาบนล้อของช่างหม้อแล้วอบในเตาเผา

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembuat tembikar

seorang pengrajin yang membentuk tembikar di atas roda tembikar dan memanggangnya di tempat pembakaran

🇵🇭Filipino

magpapalayok

isang manggagawa na humuhubog ng palayok sa gulong ng magpapalayok at inihurnong ito sa isang tapahan

🇲🇾Malay

tukang periuk

seorang tukang yang membentuk tembikar pada roda tembikar dan membakarnya dalam tanur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الخزاف

حرفي يصنع الفخار على عجلة الخزاف ويخبزه في فرن

🇮🇷Persian

سفالگر

صنعتگری که ظروف سفالی را روی چرخ سفالگری شکل می دهد و آن را در کوره می پزد

🇹🇷Turkish

çömlekçi

çömlekçi çarkında çömleklere şekil veren ve bunları fırında pişiren zanaatkar

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַדָר

בעל מלאכה שמעצב כלי חרס על גלגל חרס ואופה אותם בכבשן

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