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chatter | hatter |

As nouns the difference between chatter and hatter

is that chatter is talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk or chatter can be one who chats while hatter is (soccer) someone connected with , as a fan, player, coach etc.

As a verb chatter

is to talk idly.

chatter

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) , of imitative origin.

Noun

(-)
  • talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk
  • the sound of talking
  • the sound made by a magpie
  • an intermittent noise, as from vibration
    • Proper brake adjustment will help to reduce the chatter .
  • in national security, the degree of communication between suspect groups and individuals, used to gauge the degree of expected terrorist activity.
    • The NSA is concerned about increased chatter between known terror groups.
    Synonyms
    * (sense) chattering, chatting, nattering * See also

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To talk idly.
    • They knitted and chattered the whole time.
  • * Shakespeare
    • To tame a shrew, and charm her chattering tongue.
  • Of teeth, machinery, etc, to make a noise by rapid collisions.
    • He was so cold that his teeth were chattering .
  • To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.
  • * Wordsworth
    • The jaw makes answer, as the magpie chatters .
    Synonyms
    * (talk idly) chat, natter * (make a chattering noise) clatter, knock, pink (said of an engine )

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • one who chats
  • (Internet) a user of chat rooms
  • * 2013 , Michael K. Sullivan, Sexual Minorities (page 148)
    • During the chat sessions, two outreach team members would engage in a conversation about the topic chosen for that event in the main chat room and entice other chatters to join in.

    External links

    * * *

    Anagrams

    *

    hatter

    English

    (wikipedia hatter)

    Etymology 1

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who makes, sells, or repairs hats.
  • (Australia, slang) A person who lives alone in the bush.
  • * 1892 , Henry Lawson, ''
    • Lonely hut where drought’s eternal, suffocating atmosphere
    Where the God-forgotten hatter dreams of city life and beer.
    Derived terms
    * mad as a hatter
    Synonyms
    * hatmaker * milliner
    See also
    * haberdasher

    Etymology 2

    From an English dialect word, meaning "to entangle"; compare Low German verhaddern'', ''verheddern'', ''verhiddern .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To tire or worry.
    • (Dryden)

    Anagrams

    * threat ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Noun

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