Complete Definition of "potter"

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Etymology
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Noun
en-noun

  1. One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.

#* 1961, J. A. Philip, "Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato," Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association, vol. 92, p. 453,
#*: shoemakers, weavers, potters, bronzeworkers who produced and purveyed the articles necessary for daily life.

  1. context|idiom|biblical God, the creator.

#* 1611. Old Testament, King James Version, Isaiah 64:8,
#*: But now, O Lord, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou art our potter; and we are the work of thy hand.
#* 1978. Old Testament, New International Version, Isaiah 64:8,
#*: O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of thy hand.

  1. One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.

Derived terms
potter's clay|potter�s clay
potter's field|potter�s field
potter's rot
potter's wheel|potter�s wheel
pottery

Translations
trans-top|One who makes pots and ceramic wares
Chinese: ��工 (táo cí g�ng)
Dutch: pottenbakker m
Finnish: savenvalaja
French: potier m
German: Töpfer m
Greek: αγγειο�λά��η� m
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Italian: vasaio m
Japanese: �工
Russian: го��е�ник (goršé�nik) m
Spanish: alfarero m, ceramista m|f
Telugu: ��మ�మరి (kummari)
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References
(Biblical) Bratcher, Dennis Bratcher (2006), The Potter, The Voice CRI/Voice Institute1

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