1
: a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown and brim
2
a
: a distinctive head covering worn as a symbol of office
b
: an office, position, or role assumed by or as if by the wearing of a special hat
wore many hats in her career
hatted; hatting
: to furnish or provide with a hat
: to make or supply hats
Synonyms
Examples of hat in a Sentence
Noun
in those days, no properly dressed person left home without a hat
Recent Examples on the Web
Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
The lawyer also claimed the distinctive Bass Pro baseball hat spotted on one of the shooters in the bakery surveillance video was not the same hat Johnson was wearing that day.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2024
Speaking to a crowd of supporters in red MAGA hats, Vance argued that Democrats eased border restrictions to allow more immigrants likely to vote for them into the country, and that corporate titans supported the moves to gain low-skilled workers.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
Celebrity chef José Andrés has worn practically every hat in the hospitality industry except one: hotelier.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Clad in a purple cloche hat, with a dark urban background obstructed by her long blue eyes and a bauble of pearls around her neck, Miller was officially a New York City model.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
The lawyer also claimed the distinctive Bass Pro baseball hat spotted on one of the shooters in the bakery surveillance video was not the same hat Johnson was wearing that day.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2024
Speaking to a crowd of supporters in red MAGA hats, Vance argued that Democrats eased border restrictions to allow more immigrants likely to vote for them into the country, and that corporate titans supported the moves to gain low-skilled workers.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
Celebrity chef José Andrés has worn practically every hat in the hospitality industry except one: hotelier.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hat. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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