potterern.

Brit.

/ˈpɒtərə/, U.S.

/ˈpɑdərər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: potter v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < potter v. + -er suffix¹.

A person who potters; one who works at things in a casual, ineffectual, unsystematic, or unhurried way; one who potters about.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > [noun] > trifling activity or time-wasting > one who

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frivoller1889

tiddlywinker1893

muck-about1933

1837 John Bull 24 Dec. 618/3 Were there ever such potterers as these poor miserable men?

1862 J. H. Burton Book-hunter 105 A mere wayward potterer, picking up curiosities by the way for his own private individual museum.

1883 A. Forbes in Fortn. Rev. 1 Nov. 664 He was not free from the imputation of being a potterer.

1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon iv. 91 She accordingly classed her new possession as a confirmed potterer.

1947 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 10 July 29/3 With Edward one seldom did more than potter. Edward, she thought, was a born potterer.

1971 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 19 Dec. 9/6 It's one of those few cars that seem to suit everybody from the potterer to the young man whose piggy bank is still some £2,300..short of the price of his first ‘E’ type.

2004 Birmingham Evening Mail (Nexis) 30 Oct. (Features section) 15 There is walking to suit everyone from the afternoon potterer to the all-day hiker.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	potterer
释义	potterern. Brit. /ˈpɒtərə/, U.S. /ˈpɑdərər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: potter v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < potter v. + -er suffix¹. A person who potters; one who works at things in a casual, ineffectual, unsystematic, or unhurried way; one who potters about. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > idleness, lack of occupation or activity > [noun] > trifling activity or time-wasting > one who musardc1330 tifflerc1535 dalliera1568 pingler1578 puddlera1585 wag-wanton1601 fiddle-faddle1602 piddler1602 pedlara1625 potterer1837 frivolist1884 frivoller1889 tiddlywinker1893 muck-about1933 1837 John Bull 24 Dec. 618/3 Were there ever such potterers as these poor miserable men? 1862 J. H. Burton Book-hunter 105 A mere wayward potterer, picking up curiosities by the way for his own private individual museum. 1883 A. Forbes in Fortn. Rev. 1 Nov. 664 He was not free from the imputation of being a potterer. 1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon iv. 91 She accordingly classed her new possession as a confirmed potterer. 1947 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 10 July 29/3 With Edward one seldom did more than potter. Edward, she thought, was a born potterer. 1971 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 19 Dec. 9/6 It's one of those few cars that seem to suit everybody from the potterer to the young man whose piggy bank is still some £2,300..short of the price of his first ‘E’ type. 2004 Birmingham Evening Mail (Nexis) 30 Oct. (Features section) 15 There is walking to suit everyone from the afternoon potterer to the all-day hiker. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1837
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