hatcher

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hatcher¹

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From hatch + -er.

noun hatchers

  1. One who hatches, such as a chicken farmer. I bought some chicks from a commercial hatcher.
  2. Something that hatches, such as a bird or the egg from which it hatches. Incubators must be carefully monitored so that hatchers and nonhatchers may both be further handled promptly.

    Similar: hatchling

Hatcher²

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Quitman County, Georgia.
  3. An unincorporated community in Taylor County, Kentucky.

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

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@misc{hatcher_2026,
  title = {hatcher},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hatcher},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}