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Meaning of Potter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈpɒtə

Definitions

  1. One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.
  2. A person from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
  3. An English surname originating as an occupation for a potter.
  4. someone connected with Stoke City Football Club (in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK), as a fan, player, coach etc.
  5. A placename
  6. A number of places in the United States:
  7. An unincorporated community and township in Polk County, Arkansas.
  8. One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.
  9. A village in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.
  10. One who pots meats or other eatables.
  11. A town in Yates County, New York.
  12. One who hawks crockery or earthenware.
  13. A township in Barnes County, North Dakota.
  14. The red-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys rubriventris (species of turtle).
  15. Two townships in Pennsylvania, in Beaver County and Centre County.
  16. The chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia.
  17. A village in Calumet County, Wisconsin.
  18. Ellipsis of Potter County.
  19. Ellipsis of Harry Potter (“the Wizarding World”).

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca dulus dulusçu
Беларуская ганчар
Cymraeg crochenydd
Dansk pottemager
Deutsch Töpfer Töpferin
Esperanto potisto
Suomi savenvalaja
Français potier Potière
Galego oleiro
עברית יוצר יצר פוטר קדר
Magyar fazekas
Հայերեն բրուտ կավագործ
Bahasa Indonesia kumbakara
Italiano vasaia vasaio
ქართული მეთუნე
한국어 도공 도예가 포터
Lietuvių puodžius
Latviešu podnieks
Македонски грнчар грнчарка
မြန်မာဘာသာ အိုးထိန်းသည်
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ کمہیار
Polski garncarz
Português ceramista oleira oleiro Potter
Română ceramista olar
Slovenčina Hrnčiar
Svenska krukmakare potter
Kiswahili mfinyanzi
తెలుగు కుమ్మరి
Українська гончар
Tiếng Việt thợ gốm

Examples

“shoemakers, weavers, potters, bronzeworkers who produced and purveyed the articles necessary for daily life.”
“the convivial society of gipsies, tinkers, potters, strolling players, &c.”
“We are Harry Potter and William Wallace, the Na’vi and Han Solo. We’re escaping from Shawshank and blowing up the Death Star. We are fighting with the Harkonnens and challenging Thanos. Ukraine is hosting one of the great epics of this century.”
“In the interest of full disclosure, let it be said: This reviewer is not a Potterphile, has never cracked a Potter book or darkened the door of a theater playing one of the Potter movies.”
“Despite the success of the novels, press about Harry Potter has not all been positive. Many people, especially some evangelical Christians, have been less than optimistic about the Potter influence.”
“The emphasis in the script by Steve Kloves (a credited contributor to all but one of the Potter screenplays) is on intensity, […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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