potter

noun6

1. •
   someone who makes cups, bowls and other objects by shaping wet earth and heating it hard

   • shoemakers, weavers, potters, bronzeworkers who produced and purveyed the articles necessary for daily life. — 1961
2. •
   One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.
3. •
   One who pots meats or other eatables.
4. •
   The red-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys rubriventris (species of turtle).
5. •
   The chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia.
6. •
   One who hawks crockery or earthenware.

   • the convivial society of gipsies, tinkers, potters, strolling players, &c. — 1829

verb3

1. •
   (UK) To act in a vague or unmotivated way; to fuss about with unimportant things.
2. •
   (UK) To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often potter about, potter around.)

   • He’s so dreamy and absent-minded. He potters about the garden all the time. — 1923
3. •
   (no longer used) To poke repeatedly.

noun2

1. •
   A person from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
2. •
   someone connected with Stoke City Football Club (in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK), as a fan, player, coach etc.