noun
- a person who works slowly and without much purpose; someone who moves about aimlessly
Usage: chiefly British
Examples
- He’s just a potterer who spends his retirement tinkering in the garden.
- She called herself a potterer, always busy with small tasks around the house.
- The old potterer took hours to complete simple chores.
- My grandfather was a happy potterer, content to fiddle with his tools.
- Don’t be such a potterer – we need to finish this project today.
- The potterer wandered from room to room, straightening things unnecessarily.