"potter" in the noun sense

1. potter, thrower, ceramicist, ceramist

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

"potter" in the verb sense

1. putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck around

do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

"The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

2. potter, putter

work lightly

"The old lady is pottering around in the garden"

3. putter, potter, potter around, putter around

move around aimlessly

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