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hatmaker

hatmaker

1 4.2
A person who makes and sells hats
  • noun
  • /ˈhætˌmeɪkər/
translation icon : sombrerero
  • Italians dominated the ranks of shoemakers, as did Germans among metalworkers, hatmakers, and woodworkers.

Examples

  • I know it did of me; I talked with my husband about it (he responded with "that Jen Hatmaker is going to ruin my life"... total joke; he just knows I have been moved to action a few times now by your words, and the response required has not always made our life simpler!)

    Blog text (9)

  • Joel Hatmaker

    Blog text (29)

  • Hatmakers were led by one Italian and two German workers.

    Academic text (2000)

  • I think that was a mashup of Always Alleluia and Jen Hatmaker.

    Blog text (33)

  • Jen Hatmaker

    Blog text (5)

  • On 9 September, stoneworkers and hatmakers responded to the call by organizing sindicatos of their own.

    Academic text (2000)

  • At a hatmaker's, he bought a black slouch hat with a grey ribbon band; then, back out on the street, he took off his greasy old one and skimmed it away to land among the bean rows of somebody's garden.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The hatmaker crafted a beautiful straw hat for the summer festival.

  • My sister wants to visit the local hatmaker to find a unique design for her outfit.

  • After years of experience, the hatmaker opened her own shop in the bustling market.

Synonyms

hatter
vshatmaker
14 5.6

A person who makes and sells hats

is the everyday term for that same profession
milliner
vshatmaker
2 8.4

A person who makes or sells hats for women

is a general maker and seller of hats not limited to women
modiste
vshatmaker
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who makes or sells fashionable women's clothes such as dresses and hats

focuses only on making and selling hats rather than broad women's clothing
capper
vshatmaker
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who made or sold hats long ago

is the common modern term for someone who makes and sells hats

Surface Forms

hatmaker singular
hatmakers plural

Morphology

hatmaker = make (transparent) = hat + make + er

The word 'hatmaker' is transparently derived from 'hat' and 'make', with the suffix '-er' indicating a person who makes hats.

Etymology

Hatmaker is simply hat + maker, so it literally names a person who 'makes hats'. A helpful way to remember the craft is that the fancier word milliner comes from the city Milan, but hatmaker is the plain English name for the job.