hatter

Everyday

1. A person who makes or sells hats. tree →
2. (idiom) «As mad as a hatter» means very crazy or silly. tree →
3. (a name) The Mad Hatter, a character in «Alice's Adventures in Wonderland» by Lewis Carroll. tree →
4. In old Southern dialect, "hatter" is said for "have to", as in "I hatter go". tree →

In the lessons

In reading lessons the Mad Hatter hosts a crazy tea party in «Alice in Wonderland». In history, hatters once used mercury to make felt hats, which could make them ill and act strangely; this may explain the saying «mad as a hatter». Phrases: mad as a hatter, the Mad Hatter's tea party.

Examples

• The Mad Hatter's tea party never ended. tree →
• A hatter made top hats for the gentlemen. tree →
• My uncle is as mad as a hatter, but very kind. tree →
• Old hatters often became ill from the mercury in their work. tree →
• The hatter measured my head for a new cap. tree →
• We dressed up as the Mad Hatter for World Book Day. tree →
• Bimeby you'll drap off en I'll hatter tote you up ter de big 'ouse. tree →

Note

Plural: hatters. Double t. «Mad as a hatter» is a jokey idiom; it is not kind to use «mad» about real mental illness. The work used to be dangerous because of mercury, a poison.