hauter

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adjective

Higher or better.

OriginFrench haut →
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Meanings

hauter1

adjective
  1. nonstandardHigher or better.

    […] haute cuisine and even hauter ceilings under which you'll find a very dressy publishing crowd at lunch.

    1990, Nan Lyons, New York City 1990 (page 54)
    1 more example

    […] hauter than thou product of one of the world's most renowned chefs, Daniel Boulud, Brazilian Court will undoubtedly replace the haute cuisine Italian mainstay, Bice Restaurant (p. 327), as Palm Beach's number one place to […]

    2003, Lesley Abravanel, Jim Tunstall, Cynthia Tunstall, Frommer's Florida 2004, page 322

Hauter2

proper nounHauter (plural Hauters)

plural Hauters

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

hauter · adjective

  1. Frenchhaut
  2. Englishhauter

French haut + English -er.

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Hauter · proper noun

  1. GermanHäuter
  2. EnglishHauter

Borrowed from German Häuter.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

huertaHuetartahureteruah
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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