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
You can buy one at an outdoors outfitter or print one from a mapping site like CalTopo.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
“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
Ragged, poor, roofless, grubstaked by 'pardner' or outfitter on a basis of half profit, the prospector stands as the eternal type of the trail-maker for finance.
From The Cariboo Trail A Chronicle of the Gold-fields of British Columbia by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
“We used to have these secret spots we could tell people about,” said Elisabeth Barton, owner of Yosemite Basecamp in Groveland, which offers lodging, trips by local outfitters, gear and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
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
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
She’d had to visit three different outfitters to acquire them.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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