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hatfisher

hatfisher noun: one who engages in hatfishing.

Noun

hatfisher (plural hatfishers)

  1. One who engages in hatfishing.
    • “I wish hatfishers knew that many of us don’t mind it,” he said. “I personally just don’t like them trying to hide it from me because I’ll find out eventually. I want hatfishers to stop and be the realest version of themselves when dating.” […] Our former hatfisher agrees.2018 April 3, Brittany Wong, “If You're On A Dating App, Chances Are You've Been Hatfished”, in Huffington Post, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2026

Forms of hatfisher

pluralhatfishers

Origin of hatfisher

From hatfish + -er.

Questions about hatfisher

What does hatfisher mean?
Hatfisher means one who engages in hatfishing.
What part of speech is hatfisher?
Hatfisher is a noun.
What is the plural of hatfisher?
The plural of hatfisher is hatfishers.

Words near hatfisher in the dictionary

  1. Hatfield and Newhampton
  2. Hatfield Peverel
  3. Hatfields and McCoys
  4. hatfish
  5. hatfished
  6. hatfisher
  7. hatfishers
  8. hatfishes
  9. hatfishing
  10. hatful
  11. hatfuls

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