hatter

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hatter¹

  • /ˈhætə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -ætə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English hatter; equivalent to hat + -er.

noun hatters

  1. A person who makes, sells, or repairs hats.

    Similar: hatmaker, milliner

  2. Australia, slang A person who lives alone in the bush. Lonely hut where drought’s eternal, suffocating atmosphere Where the God-forgotten hatter dreams of city life and beer.
  3. A miner who works by himself.

hatter²

  • /ˈhætə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -ætə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From an English dialect word, meaning "to entangle"; compare Low German verhaddern, verheddern, verhiddern.

verb hatters · hattering · hattered

  1. To tire or worry. They may Hatter an indifferent Beauty; but the Excellencies of Nature can have no Right done to them

Hatter³

noun Hatters

  1. Someone from Luton
  2. someone connected with Luton Town Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
  3. Canada Someone from Medicine Hat

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noun person who makes, sells, or repairs a hat

Españolsombrerero
日本語帽子屋 bōshiya
中文帽匠 màojiàng
Portuguêschapeleiro
Françaischapelier
DeutschHutmacher, Hutmacherin
Italianocappellaio, modista
Românăpălărier
Русскийшля́пный ма́стер šljápnyj máster, торго́вец шля́пами torgóvec šljápami, шляпник šljapnik

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@misc{hatter_2026,
  title = {hatter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hatter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}