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outfitter definition

out·fit·ter (-fit′ər)

noun

  1. a person who furnishes, sells, or makes outfits
  2. a business that provides equipment and supplies for fishing trips, hunting expeditions, etc.

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outfitter Synonyms

outfitter

n.

supplier, clothier, seamstress, costumer; see tailor.


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outfitter Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • base: Burberry are a U.K. based outfitter, many of their clothes are often in a distinctive check pattern.

Adjective modifier

  • clerical: Back in London office's previous home of Tufton Street, the office was situated above a clerical outfitters.

Modifies a noun

  • shop: On retiring he joined forces with his ex-Tiger Colleague, Billy Mercer, to run a sports outfitters shop in Hull.

Noun used with modifier

  • gents: W. Snape, gents outfitter, occupied the shop with the three windows, next to the main entrance on the right.

Possessives

  • gent: Local people still exercise their right to walk between High St and South St via the gent's outfitter - an ongoing protest.

Preposition: in

  • town: Trips can be arranged with outfitters in nearby towns or with the fishing lodges ' guides.
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