"wear two hats" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: wears two hats [present, singular, third-person], wearing two hats [participle, present], wore two hats [past], worn two hats [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|wear<,,wore,worn> two hats}} wear two hats (third-person singular simple present wears two hats, present participle wearing two hats, simple past wore two hats, past participle worn two hats)
  1. To have two different roles. Related terms: double-hat, wear too many hats
    Sense id: en-wear_two_hats-en-verb-3Z5pqHSv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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