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

European officials are warming up to harnessing smaller groups of countries to make the whole bloc militarily and economically fitter.

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After making his debut for England in the summer, he was challenged with becoming fitter and working hard in defence to improve his chances of more regular game time in England's midfield.

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"The fitter you are, the more metabolically efficient your body becomes," Professor La Gerche explains.

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A subtle reference to Serra’s father, a pipe fitter at a shipyard near San Francisco, it also puts us in mind of Charon’s ferry, shuttling souls across Stygian waters.

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“Because it’s so expensive to get people out there, you don’t waste time. You’ve got to have a trade: Electrician. Pipe fitter.”

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