Potter

Wizard's last name

Potter is a common English surname, originally denoting someone who made pottery.

In contemporary usage, Potter most often refers to Harry Potter, the boy wizard protagonist of J.K.

Rowling's fantasy series, or to the cultural phenomenon surrounding those books and films: Are you a Potter fan?

The Potter franchise transformed children's publishing. (Lowercase potter is someone who makes pottery, or a verb meaning to putter about.)

fantasy

Hogwarts

  • wizardPractitioner of sorcery
  • wandThin ceremonial stick
  • magicSupernatural or illusory power

Gryffindor · Slytherin · Ravenclaw · Hufflepuff · Quidditch · Voldemort · Hermione · Snape · spell · broomstick

surname

family

Related people together

English · occupational

Categories
Opposites
craft/trade

Potterconsumer

One who acquires goods

buyer · user · patron · collector

creation vs destruction

Potterdestroyer

One that ruins completely

wrecker · demolisher · vandal · breaker · iconoclast

ACTIVITY STYLE (verb: to potter)

Potterrush

Quick sudden movement

hurry · hustle · race · dash · sprint

Phrases
Family

pottery, potted, potting, potters, pottering, potter's wheel, potteries, potterer

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G