The difference between Footer and Potter
When used as nouns, footer means a footgoer, whereas potter means one who makes pots and other ceramic wares.
When used as verbs, footer means to meddle with or pass time without accomplishing anything meaningful, whereas potter means to act in a vague or unmotivated way.
check bellow for the other definitions of Footer and Potter
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Footer as a noun (archaic):
A footgoer; pedestrian
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Footer as a noun (computing):
A line of information printed at the bottom of a page as identification of the document (compare foot, 12).
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Footer as a noun (in combination):
something that is a stated number of feet in some dimension - such as a six-footer.
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Footer as a noun (in combination):
someone who has a preference for a certain foot - such as right-footer/left-footer
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Footer as a noun (chiefly, British, slang):
Football / soccer.
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Footer as a verb (Ireland, &, Scotland, slang):
To meddle with or pass time without accomplishing anything meaningful.
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Potter as a noun:
One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.
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Potter as a noun:
One who places flowers or other plants inside their pots.
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Potter as a noun:
One who pots meats or other eatables.
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Potter as a noun:
One who hawks crockery or earthenware.
Examples:
"rfquotek De Quincey"
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Potter as a noun:
The , .
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Potter as a noun:
The chicken turtle, .
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Potter as a verb (British):
To act in a vague or unmotivated way; to fuss about with unimportant things.
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Potter as a verb (British):
To move slowly or aimlessly. (Often , .)
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Potter as a verb (obsolete):
To poke repeatedly.