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Fitter — may refer to:* Fitter (aircraft), a Soviet attack aircraft * Fitter (occupation), a person who uses machine tools to make or modify partsPeople named Fitter:* Alastair Fitter, British ecologist * Arn Fitter (1962 1996), Estonian singer and… … Wikipedia
fitter — fit‧ter [ˈfɪtə ǁ ər] noun [countable] MANUFACTURING JOBS someone who repairs or puts together machines or electrical equipment: • a gas fitter * * * fitter UK US /ˈfɪtər/ noun [C] ► a person whose job is to repair or put tog … Financial and business terms
Fitter — Fit ter, n. 1. One who fits or makes to fit; esp.: (a) One who tries on, and adjusts, articles of dress. (b) One who fits or adjusts the different parts of machinery to each other. [1913 Webster] 2. A coal broker who conducts the sales between… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fitter — Fit ter, n. A little piece; a flitter; a flinder. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Where s the Frenchman? Alas, he s all fitters. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fitter — (n.) 1650s, agent noun from FIT (Cf. fit) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
fitter — [fit′ər] n. a person who fits; specif., a) a person who alters or adjusts garments to fit b) a person who installs or adjusts machinery, pipes, etc … English World dictionary
Fitter — This interesting surname is job descriptive, and almost certainly of Olde English pre 10th century origins, although not apparently recorded (see below) until the 12th century. The term fitter clearly did not mean the same in medieval times as it … Surnames reference
fitter — [ fɪtə] (d; tr.) to fitter through (d; intr.) to fitter into (foreign influence began to fitter into the country) … Combinatory dictionary
fitter — UK [ˈfɪtə(r)] / US [ˈfɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms fitter : singular fitter plural fitters someone whose job is to put in place machines, pipes, or pieces of equipment so that they are ready to use a gas/window fitter … English dictionary
fitter — [[t]fɪ̱tə(r)[/t]] fitters N COUNT A fitter is a person whose job is to put together, adjust, or install machinery or equipment. George was a fitter at the shipyard … English dictionary
fitter — Ⅰ. fit [1] ► ADJECTIVE (fitter, fittest) 1) of a suitable quality, standard, or type to meet the required purpose. 2) in good health, especially through regular physical exercise. 3) (fit to do) informal on the point of doing. 4) … English terms dictionary
