noun
Meaning 1
A person who makes ceramics objects; a potter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ceramist
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/səˈɹamɪst/
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noun
Meaning 2
a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: potter, thrower, ceramicist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer
Narrower terms: Spode, Josiah Spode, Wedgwood, Josiah Wedgwood
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English ceram(ic) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English ceramist From ceram(ic) + -ist.