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

• Father, afther, fareth, father, trefah

Middle English

Noun

hafter

1. A caviler; a wrangler.