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
Fuentes, the river outfitter, recalled when House Speaker Mike Johnson brought a delegation of 60 House Republicans on Jan. 3.
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
The name of an exclusive outfitter was on the box-lids and wrappers.
From Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge by Ginther, Pemberton
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
BTW: Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, where the Gold Rush began, is less than a mile from many of Coloma’s whitewater rafting outfitters along California 49.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2025
Gone are live bands, independent outfitters, free lift-side parking, and secret smoke shacks.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2023
At the river’s northern end, Sheriff Mike Boudreaux of Tulare County has officially restricted access to the water to anyone except commercial outfitters.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 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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