Definitions

1. noun

A person who makes or sells hats, or a person who has a tendency to talk excessively or idly, especially about unimportant matters.

“The old man was a skilled hatter who made hats for the entire town.”

2. noun

A term used in Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ to refer to a person who plays cards or engages in other leisure activities excessively.

“The hatter in Wonderland was famous for his crazy antics and tea parties.”

3. verb

To make or sell hats, or to talk excessively or idly.

“The hatter worked all day to finish his latest hat design.”

4. verb

To engage in leisure activities excessively, especially card games.

“The gambler hatted away his entire fortune in a single night.”