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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pot•wal•lop•er (pot′wol′ə pər, pot wol′-),USA pronunciation n. [Eng. Hist.]- World History(in some boroughs before the Reform Bill of 1832) a man who qualified as a householder, and therefore a voter, by virtue of ownership of his own fireplace at which to boil pots.
Also, pot′-wal′lop•er. Also called pot•wal•ler (pot′wol′ər).USA pronunciation - 1715–25; pot1 + walloper; replacing potwaller literally, potboiler (pot1 + wall, Old English weallan to boil + -er1)
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