A person who makes earthenware pottery or crockery. Also used as a surname, particularly associated with Betty Crocker, the fictional spokesperson for General Mills.
From Middle English 'crokker', derived from 'crock' meaning earthenware pot, ultimately from Old English 'crocc'. The occupation-based surname became widespread in medieval England when surnames became hereditary.
Betty Crocker, despite being entirely fictional, became one of America's most trusted culinary authorities, created in 1921 to give a personal touch to a flour company's customer service. The name was chosen because 'Crocker' sounded wholesome and trustworthy to American consumers.
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