fitter

[fit-er]

noun

1. a person or thing that fits. fit.

2. a person who fits fit garments.

3. a worker who fits fit together or adjusts the parts of machinery.

4. a person who supplies and fixes fittings or fixtures.

5. a person who furnishes or equips with whatever is necessary for some purpose.

fitter

/ ˈfɪtə /

noun

1. a person who fits a garment, esp when it is made for a particular person

2. a person who is skilled in the assembly and adjustment of machinery, esp of a specified sort

   an electrical fitter

3. a person who supplies something for an expedition, activity, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of fitter¹

First recorded in 1650–60; fit ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Kassie turned to Noah's Ark Centre for help, and Andrew Sykes from the organisation has arranged for a fitter to lay new carpets that are supplied for no charge.

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He was fitter than I expected. but the fans can't get their hopes too high.

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However, he is hoping that all the dancing will make him a lot fitter.

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The women took jobs as welders, pipe fitters, and other posts that had only ever been held by men, and produced war materiel at a record clip.

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"We've got to get fitter, faster, stronger. That makes us more competitive, that game, but where we are at the moment, they've done everything to their absolute maximum. I can't ask for more."

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