fitter

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪtə(r)

Etymology

fit +‎ -er

Adjective

fitter

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.

Noun

A person who fits or assembles something.
a fitter of clothing, or of machinery
(informal) An epileptic.
(Britain, dated) A coal broker who conducts the sales between the owner of a coal pit and the shipper.
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Derived terms

Translations

a person who fits or assembles something

Bulgarian: механик (bg) m (mehanik), монтьор (bg) (montjor)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 鉗工 (zh), 钳工 (zh) (qiángōng)
Finnish: asentaja (fi)

French: ajusteur (fr)
Romanian: montator (ro) m, montor (ro) m (rare)
Russian: монтёр (ru) m (montjór), сбо́рщик (ru) m (sbórščik)
Swedish: montör (sv) c

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titfer

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

fitter

comparative degree of fit

Norwegian

Noun

fitter

Indefinite plural of fitte

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