hatinator

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/ˈhætɪneɪtə(ɹ)/

noun

A small, fascinator-like hat, typically featuring elaborate or extravagant decoration.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounhatinator (plural hatinators)

plural hatinators

  1. A small, fascinator-like hat, typically featuring elaborate or extravagant decoration.

    Shoes of all hues, as well as the now ubiquitous hatinators add the finishing touches to your look.

    2015 June 7, “These Are the Styles That Will Be Hot to Trot Down at the Down Royal Summer Festival”, in Belfast Telegraph
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    The fascinator is dead. Long live the hatinator. It’s the must have, this season. Apparently. Both have feathery things and a band around the head, but the hatinator also has a brim. Which makes it half a hat. There must be more to life.

    2011 July 29, Miriam Lord, “Ladies Day punters spend like it's going out of fashion”, in The Irish Times

    "A simple hatinator suits everyone and it's not too heavy, but my best seller is a grey cloche. […]

    2015 March 1, Janet Christie, “Leave Your Hat On”, in Scotland on Sunday

Origin

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APA

hatinator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatinator

MLA

“hatinator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatinator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hatinator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatinator.

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