Chapelier (en. Hatter)

ʃa.pe.lje

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Definition_text: A person whose profession is to make hats.

Example_sentence: The hatter made a magnificent hat for the ball.

Le chapelier a confectionné un magnifique chapeau pour le bal.

Definition_text: Specialist in head accessories.

Example_sentence: He visited the hatter to choose an original cap.

Il a visité le chapelier pour choisir une casquette originale.

Definition_text: Traditional artisan in leather trades.

Example_sentence: In the past, the hatter was respected in the village.

Dans le passé, le chapelier était respecté dans le village.

Etymology_origin: The word 'hatter' comes from the Latin 'cappa', meaning hood or hat.

Phrase: to have a hat like a hatter

Meaning: to have an elegant or well-made hat.

avoir un chapeau de chapelier

Phrase: to be a mad hatter

Meaning: to have an eccentric or extravagant personality.

être un chapelier fou

Related_word: hat

Description: Head accessory worn for protection or fashion.

chapeau

Related_word: milliner

Description: Artisan who creates and sells hats or fashion accessories.

modiste

Related_word: hood

Description: Wide-brimmed hat, often worn for the sun.

capeline

Meaning: A hatter is sometimes used to refer to someone who does poor work.

Example: This work is so poorly done, it looks like a hatter did it.

Ce travail est tellement mal fait, on dirait que c'est un chapelier qui l'a fait.

Meaning: Expression used to talk about an eccentric person.

Example: Ever since he started wearing that hat, everyone says he has become a hatter.

Depuis qu'il porte ce chapeau, tout le monde dit qu'il est devenu un chapelier.