hatfisher

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noun

One who engages in hatfishing.

Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounhatfisher (plural hatfishers)

plural hatfishers

  1. One who engages in hatfishing.

    “I wish hatfishers knew that many of us don’t mind it,” he said. “I personally just don’t like them trying to hide it from me because I’ll find out eventually. I want hatfishers to stop and be the realest version of themselves when dating.” […] Our former hatfisher agrees.

    2018 April 3, Brittany Wong, “If You're On A Dating App, Chances Are You've Been Hatfished”, in Huffington Post, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2026

Origin

From hatfish + -er.

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APA

hatfisher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatfisher

MLA

“hatfisher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatfisher. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hatfisher,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatfisher.

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