adj, name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Higher or better. nonstandard

   "[…] haute cuisine and even hauter ceilings under which you'll find a very dressy publishing crowd at lunch."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from German.

Example

More examples

"[…] haute cuisine and even hauter ceilings under which you'll find a very dressy publishing crowd at lunch."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Häuter.

Etymology 2

French haut + English -er.

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