Cloamer

/ˈkloʊ.mər/ noun

Definition

A maker of cloam or pottery; a potter or ceramicist.

Etymology

From cloam (pottery) plus the suffix -er (one who makes or works with). This term describes someone who works with clay and earthenware.

Kelly Says

Medieval cloamers were essential to every community—they made the bowls people ate from, the tiles that kept out rain, and the pots that stored food, all shaped by hand at the pottery wheel!

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