fitter
/ˈfɪtəɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A coal broker who conducts the sales between the owner of a coal pit and the shipper.
British usage; Dated
adj
comparative form of fit: more fit
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "For the fitter of film music in the silent era visual reference was the surest indicator of content."
- "An exercise bike won't make you fitter if you never find time to use it."
- "My bird's loads fitter than yours."
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English fit? English fit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios 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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈfɪtəɹ/
- British English: /ˈfɪtə/