fitter

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9
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈfɪtə(ɹ)/(UK)
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/ˈfɪtə(ɹ)/(UK) · /ˈfɪtɚ/ · [ˈfɪɾɚ]

Definition of fitter

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A person who fits or assembles something.
    “a fitter of clothing, or of machinery”
    “But in the early days of the scheme the new machines created some problems for the fitters, who found them over-complex and their faults hard to diagnose after many years' experience of small, simple steam locomotives.”
    “"They have gone past their sell-by date. But the fitters have done an amazing job keeping these units running for as long as they have.”
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noun

  1. A person who fits or assembles something.
    “a fitter of clothing, or of machinery”
    “But in the early days of the scheme the new machines created some problems for the fitters, who found them over-complex and their faults hard to diagnose after many years' experience of small, simple steam locomotives.”
    “"They have gone past their sell-by date. But the fitters have done an amazing job keeping these units running for as long as they have.”
  2. (informal)An epileptic.
  3. (UK, dated)A coal broker who conducts the sales between the owner of a coal pit and the shipper.
  4. (historical)A person employed to find suitable music to accompany silent films.
    “For the fitter of film music in the silent era visual reference was the surest indicator of content.”

adj

  1. (comparative, form-of)comparative form of fit: more fit
    “An exercise bike won't make you fitter if you never find time to use it.”
    “My bird's loads fitter than yours.”
    “All stood together on the deck, / For a charnel-dungeon fitter: / All fixed on me their stony eyes, / That in the Moon did glitter.”

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

From fit (verb) + -er.

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