potter vs monkey

potter and monkey both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
potter	Yes	No	Yes	No
monkey	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, potter and monkey are synonyms defined as:

potter and monkey: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

Other synonyms of potter include mess around, monkey around, muck about, muck around, putter, tinker.

potter (noun)	monkey (noun)
a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them in a kiln	any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
	one who is playfully mischievous

potter (verb)	monkey (verb)
move around aimlessly	do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly	play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
work lightly