Etymology

hatter

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Today it means: A person who makes, sells, or repairs hats. Full definition →

Middle English hatter
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hatter · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromhatter
  2. English todayhatter

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

hatter · verb2

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

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