bucket hat

noun

plural bucket hats

: a cloth hat (as of canvas or twill) with a downward-sloping brim and a soft circular crown

… to me there is nothing more intimidating than wearing a bucket hat. That brimmed shape—always tight fitted to the head—reminds me of hats I'd wear as a kid.

—Christian Allaire

Examples of bucket hat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For Saturday at the Masters, the NFL star was seen in a green Masters bucket hat and smiling on the course with a friend. —Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026

Arriving to the valley, the Kylie Cosmetics mogul wore a green Skylrk tank emblazoned with Justin Bieber flipping the bird, Skylrk blue beach slides, a bucket hat, and black cycling shorts. —Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026

The first 10,000 fans to walk through the gates will take home a bucket hat. —Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026

His outfit, an Off White hoodie and a fleece bucket hat with a tortoise on the front, is just as uplifting and whimsical as his attitude. —Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bucket hat

• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat
• democrat
• diplomat