"hafter" meaning in English

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Contraction

Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} hafter
  1. (informal) Contraction of have to. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal Alternative form of: have to
    Sense id: en-hafter-en-contraction-8RNtkfYN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: hafters [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English hafter, equivalent to haft + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hafter}} Middle English hafter, {{suf|en|haft|-er|id2=agent noun}} haft + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} hafter (plural hafters)
  1. (archaic) A maker of handles for knives and other tools Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-hafter-en-noun-~rO0QHTw Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Preposition

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} hafter, {{en-prep}} hafter
  1. Pronunciation spelling of after. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: after
    Sense id: en-hafter-en-prep-56yZZBN9 Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, English prepositions Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 5 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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