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hafter¹

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From Middle English hafter, equivalent to haft + -er.

noun hafters

  1. archaic A maker of handles for knives and other tools I found it difficult to obtain a situation to my mind, so I engaged to work with a table-knife cutler, to learn the art and mystery of his trade as a hafter.

hafter²

preposition

  1. pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of after

hafter³

contraction

  1. abbreviation, contraction, informal Contraction of have to

Hafter⁴

proper noun Hafters

  1. A surname.

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"hafter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hafter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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hafter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hafter

Chicago

"hafter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hafter.

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@misc{hafter_2026,
  title = {hafter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hafter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}