hat maker or seller

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• hatter — hat•ter [[t]ˈhæt ər[/t]] n. a maker or seller of hats • Etymology: 1350–1400 …   From formal English to slang

• Hatt — This curious name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century haett , and means a head covering or hat. As a surname, Hatt has two different interpretations; firstly, it may be a metonymic occupational name for… …   Surnames reference

• Hatter — This name derives from the Old English pre 7th Century haet meaning a hat and was originally given either as an occupational name to a maker or seller of hats, or as a topographical name to one resident by a hat shaped hill. One, Roger Hat was… …   Surnames reference

• Hatter — Mad as a hatter redirects here. For the Batman episode, see . A hatter is a maker or seller of hats. Milliners are a category of hatters who design women s hats.Mad as a hatterThe origin of the proverbial expression mad as a hatter is uncertain.… …   Wikipedia

• hatter — hatter1 /hat euhr/, n. a maker or seller of hats. [1350 1400; ME; see HAT, ER1] hatter2 /hat euhr/, n. 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… …   Universalium

• hatter — I. /ˈhætə / (say hatuh) noun 1. a maker or seller of hats. –phrase 2. mad as a hatter, very eccentric; crazy. {Phrase Origin: from the time when hat makers worked with mercury, mercury poisoning causing brain disorders} II. /ˈhætə / (say hatuh)… …  

• trademark — I. noun Date: 1838 1. a device (as a word) pointing distinctly to the origin or ownership of merchandise to which it is applied and legally reserved to the exclusive use of the owner as maker or seller 2. a distinguishing characteristic or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Atter — This unusual and long established surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and belongs to that sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. These nicknames were originally given with reference …   Surnames reference

• chan|dler — «CHAN dluhr, CHAHN », noun. 1. a maker or seller of candles. 2. a dealer in groceries and supplies: »The local fishermen bought their provisions from a ship chandler near the wharf. The corn chandler puts his hat on at five o clock and goes home… …   Useful english dictionary

• Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer.       The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… …   Universalium

• performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium