ˈpäˌtwäləpə(r) noun
also pot·wal·ler -lə(r)
Etymology: potwalloper alteration (influenced by wallop ) of potwaller, from pot (I) + obsolete English wall to boil (from Middle English wallen, from Old English weallan ) + English -er — more at well
: a voter living in an English borough before the Reform Act of 1832 and qualifying for suffrage as a householder by the boiling of his own pot at his own fireplace