fitter
noun
- craft profession
- metal worker who assembles fabricated metal parts into products
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfɪtə(ɹ)/ / /ˈfɪtɚ/ / [ˈfɪɾɚ]
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English fit English -er English fitter From fit (adjective) + -er.
- 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.”
name
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English fit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fitter From fit (verb) + -er.
- 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.”
- An epileptic.
- A coal broker who conducts the sales between the owner of a coal pit and the shipper.
- 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.”