CERAMIST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln

Synonyms:

ceramicist; ceramist; potter; thrower

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("ceramist" is a kind of...):

artificer; artisan; craftsman; journeyman (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)

Instance hyponyms:

Josiah Spode; Spode (English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827))

Josiah Wedgwood; Wedgwood (English potter (1730-1795))

Derivation:

ceramics (the art of making and decorating pottery)