Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hatter

/ˈhætə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: hat-ter
IPA: /ˈhætə(ɹ)/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who makes, sells, or repairs hats.

noun

A person who lives alone in the bush.

Australian usage; Slang

noun

A miner who works by himself.

verb

To tire or worry.

noun

Someone from Luton

noun

someone connected with Luton Town Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

noun

Someone from Medicine Hat

Canadian usage

Example Sentences

"Lonely hut where drought’s eternal, suffocating atmosphere Where the God-forgotten hatter dreams of city life and beer."
"They may Hatter an indifferent Beauty; but the Excellencies of Nature can have no Right done to them"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: hatter

Usage

Inflected Forms

hatters (plural) hatters (present, singular) hattering (participle, present) hattered (participle, past) hattered (past)

Phrases

mad as a hatter mad hatter mad hatter disease mad hatter syndrome tinfoil hatter

Frequently Paired Words

haberdasher

Synonyms

hatmaker milliner modiste

Rhymes With

matter latter batter scatter chatter flatter platter shatter fatter splatter patter clatter

Questions

How do you pronounce hatter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhætə(ɹ)/.
What does hatter mean?: A person who makes, sells, or repairs hats.
Where does hatter come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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