potterer

Example Sentences

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Her home is her castle, but she is a powerhouse, not a potterer.

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2020

Father Nathaniel was a dentist, a kindly potterer and whittler who never learned how to stand up to his energetic womenfolk.

From Time Magazine Archive

This man, who might have become a great preacher, remains, as years go on, alas! an intellectual potterer.

From The Warriors by Lindsay, Anna Robertson Brown

The latter plan would avoid all risk of your making him a potterer, and it is, I think, to be recommended, if you find him naturally inclined to hunt low.

From The Dog by Dinks

If one of your dogs is a slow potterer, and you prefer this method to the one named in 162, give him the middle beat, and let his faster companions take the flanks.

From The Dog by Dinks