fitter en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- [ˈfɪɾɚ] (General-American)
- /ˈfɪtəɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈfɪtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
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.
Meanings
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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.
1962 October, M. J. Wilson, “Three years of dieselisation at Devons Road depot”, in Modern Railways, pages 262, 264:"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.
2021 January 13, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Island Line bids farewell to 1930s "icon of transport"...”, in Rail, page 8:
- (informal) An epileptic.
- (UK, dated) A coal broker who conducts the sales between the owner of a coal pit and the shipper.
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(historical) 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.
2012, Stephen Neale, The Classical Hollywood Reader, page 268:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fitters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
shipfitter · squipper · shopfitter · pipe fitter · upfitter · gasfitter · pipefitter · ship fitter · carpet fitter · stove fitter · steamfitter
Translations (23)
pl monter (person who fits or assembles something) · cmn 鉗工 /钳工 (person who fits or assembles something) · hu szerelő (person who fits or assembles something) · ro montor (person who fits or assembles something) · pl instalatorka (person who fits or assembles something) · sv montör (person who fits or assembles something) · ru сбо́рщик (person who fits or assembles something) · pl monterka (person who fits or assembles something) · pl instalator (person who fits or assembles something) · ru сбо́рщица (person who fits or assembles something) · pt instaladora (person who fits or assembles something) · ru слесарь (person who fits or assembles something) · ro montatoare (person who fits or assembles something) · bg механик (person who fits or assembles something) · pt instalador (person who fits or assembles something) · da montør (person who fits or assembles something) · ru монтёр (person who fits or assembles something) · fr ajusteuse (person who fits or assembles something) · bg монтьор (person who fits or assembles something) · fr ajusteur (person who fits or assembles something) · ro montoare (person who fits or assembles something) · ro montator (person who fits or assembles something) · fi asentaja (person who fits or assembles something)