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fitter

noun

  1. craft profession
  2. metal worker who assembles fabricated metal parts into products
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Pronunciation: /ˈfɪtə(ɹ)/ / /ˈfɪtɚ/ / [ˈfɪɾɚ]

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English fit English -er English fitter From fit (adjective) + -er.

  1. 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

  1. 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.

  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.

  2. An epileptic.
  3. A coal broker who conducts the sales between the owner of a coal pit and the shipper.
  4. 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.