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Haberdasher vs Hatter - What's the difference?

haberdasher | hatter |

As nouns the difference between haberdasher and hatter

is that haberdasher is a dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods while hatter is a person who makes, sells, or repairs hats.

As a verb hatter is

to tire or worry.

haberdasher

English

(wikipedia haberdasher)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods.
  • (US) A men's outfitter, usually a men's haberdasher.
  • (British) A member of the Haberdashers livery company.

    • Derived terms

    * haberdashery

    See also

    * hatmaker * milliner

    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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