hatter

¹ American  

[hat-er] / ˈhæt ər /

noun

Australian Informal.

1. a person who has become eccentric from living alone in a remote area.

2. a person who lives alone in the bush, as a herder or prospector.

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hatter ² American  

[hat-er] / ˈhæt ər /

noun

1. a maker or seller of hats.

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hatter British  

/ ˈhætə /

noun

1. a person who makes and sells hats

2. crazily eccentric

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hatter Idioms  

1. see mad as a hatter.

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Usage

Who are the Hatters? A Hatter is a student or member of the athletic program at Stetson University in Florida.

Etymology

Origin of hatter¹

First recorded in 1850–55; said to be from the phrase “as mad as a hatter”

Origin of hatter¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; hat, -er ¹

Example Sentences

In the past, Kimmel criticized Rodgers over his comments on Epstein, saying he is a "tin foil hatter" and joking that Rodgers should consider that it “might be time to revisit that concussion protocol.”

From Salon

The mad hatter theme is now becoming conventional wisdom among some of the foreign policy elite and media.

From Fox News

True, the berets were the work of Stephen Jones, the inspired British hatter who has worked with Dior for a quarter-century.

From New York Times

After this memorable event, I went to the hatter’s, and the bootmaker’s, and the hosier’s, and felt rather like Mother Hubbard’s dog whose outfit required the services of so many trades.

From Literature

It doesn’t take long for Onion to realize that Brown, for all his noble ambitions of emancipation, is as mad as a hatter.

From Los Angeles Times