hatter meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

hatter

verbalso spelled Hatter

/ˈhætə(ɹ)/

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

To tire or worry.

They may Hatter an indifferent Beauty; but the Excellencies of Nature can have no Right done to them1690, [John] Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number):

noun

Someone from Luton

Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports someone connected with Luton Town Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Canada Someone from Medicine Hat

noun

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

A person who makes, sells, or repairs hats.

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.1892, Henry Lawson, Up The Country:

A miner who works by himself.

Derived terms: mad as a hatter, mad hatter, mad hatter disease, mad hatter syndrome, tinfoil hatter
Related terms: haberdasher

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