outfitter
Americannoun
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a retailer selling specialized clothing, equipment, and supplies, especially for outdoor activities.
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British. a retailer selling clothes and accessories, especially men's.
noun
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a shop that sells men's clothes
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a person who provides outfits
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The fishing: The resort arranges guided fly-fishing excursions through local outfitter Trout Stalkers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
“I’m sure these guys get tired of hearing, you know, listening to us preach to them about safety, but it’s gotta be done,” said Shannon Abelseth, a snowmobile outfitter in Cooke City.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
And that’s been particularly tough for Jessie Fuentes, the town’s only river outfitter, who provides canoes and kayaks for recreation on the Rio Grande.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2024
Mike Jeffries is considered the modern-day-founder of A&F after he transformed the brand in the 1990s from a failing heritage outfitter into a multi-billion-dollar teen retailer.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2023
If Mr. Denham had lived, Franklin might have become a renowned Philadelphia merchant and financier, like Robert Morris, an owner of ships and cargoes, a trader to India and China, and an outfitter of privateers.
From The True Benjamin Franklin by Fisher, Sydney George
Gabriel, another parent at the community wardrobe, added: "I'm here because I don't want to go to the official outfitters and spend £150 which I don't really have."
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
That is the local economy, that’s guides and outfitters, lodging, restaurants, souvenir sales, all of those things in gateway communities.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2025
As the 20th century gave way to the 21st, the league expanded its apparel partnerships beyond conventional sporting goods companies to hip-hop designers and fashion outfitters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
To keep the operation well-resourced and running smoothly, she cultivates relationships with farmers and fishermen, kayak outfitters and park rangers.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
My first inkling of just how daunting an undertaking it was to be came when I went to our local outfitters, the Dartmouth Co-Op, to purchase equipment.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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