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fitter

American  
[fit-er] / ˈfɪt ər /

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 British  
/ 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fitter

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

Example Sentences

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Shephard served in the RAF from 1995 to 2001 as a fitter, helping to maintain and service aircraft.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Here she explains how you can get fitter without a special outfit or a gym membership.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

"What else can we wish for? At a time like this, nothing else comes to mind," said Kostiantyn Biden, a local ceiling fitter whose apartment building was left without power and water during the blackout.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Almost an hour had passed before the fitter swayed to a stop.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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