hafter

See also: Hafter

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English hafter, equivalent to haft +‎ -er.

Noun

hafter (plural hafters)

  1. (archaic) A maker of handles for knives and other tools
    • 1850, Bernard Bird, The Perambulations of Barney the Irishman:
      I found it difficult to obtain a situation to my mind, so I engaged to work with a table-knife cutler, to learn the art and mystery of his trade as a hafter.

Etymology 2

Preposition

hafter

  1. Pronunciation spelling of after.

Etymology 3

Contraction

hafter

  1. (informal) Contraction of have to.

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

hafter

  1. A caviler; a wrangler.
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