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out·fit

 (out′fĭt′)
n.
1. A set of tools or equipment for a specialized purpose: a welder's outfit. See Synonyms at equipment.
2. A set of clothing, often with accessories: What outfit are you wearing to the party?
3. Informal An association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization.
4. The act of equipping: the leader's outfit of the expedition.
tr.v. out·fit·ted, out·fit·ting, out·fits
To provide with necessary equipment: This store outfits skiers. See Synonyms at furnish.

out′fit′ter n.
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outfitter

(ˈaʊtˌfɪtə)
n
1. a shop that sells men's clothes
2. a person who provides outfits
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.outfitter - someone who sells men's clothes
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
garment worker, garmentmaker, garment-worker - a person who makes garments
2.outfitter - a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose; "an outfitter provided everything needed for the safari"
shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod"
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outfitter

noun (Old-fashioned) clothier, tailor, couturier, dressmaker, seamstress, haberdasher (U.S.), costumier, garment maker, modiste J. Hepworth, the men's outfitter
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Translations

outfitter

[ˈaʊtfɪtəʳ] Ncamisero m
gentlemen's outfitter's (= shop) → tienda f de ropa para caballero
sports outfitter's (= shop) → tienda f de artículos deportivos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

outfitter

[ˈaʊtfɪtər] n (British) "(gent's) outfitters" → "confection f pour hommes"
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

outfitter

n (of ships)Ausrüster m; gentlemen’s outfitter’sHerrenausstatter m; sports outfitter’sSport(artikel)geschäft nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

outfitter

[ˈaʊtˌfɪtəʳ] n "(gent's) outfitters" (Brit) → "confezioni mpl da uomo"
sports outfitter's → negozio di articoli sportivi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
References in classic literature ?
'She was always a fair needlewoman, and she keeps the stockroom of a seaman's outfitter.'
The tailor's tab is on the neck--'Neal, Outfitter, Vermissa, U.S.A.' I have spent an instructive afternoon in the rector's library, and have enlarged my knowledge by adding the fact that Vermissa is a flourishing little town at the head of one of the best known coal and iron valleys in the United States.
Urban Outfitter CEO Richard Hayne said, "we expect Q3 gross margins to back off from the same period last year in spite of what we believe will be positive comp sales...
Texas, US-based helicopter hog hunting outfitter Skyhunter Outfitters LLC has acquired 200,000+ acres an hour Northeast of Dallas, near Commerce, Texas, the company said.
15 November 2018 - Texas, US-based helicopter hog hunting outfitter Skyhunter Outfitters LLC has acquired 200,000+ acres an hour Northeast of Dallas, near Commerce, Texas, the company said.
Leasing land can be done in a number of ways, but many landowners choose to work with a hunting outfitter. Hunting outfitters operate as a go-between for farmers and hunters.
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You can always get lucky and harvest a trophy animal your first year with an outfitter, or while hunting on your own.
The first time I hunted with an outfitter who didn't even have a website, I quickly realized my research had paid off.
of Irvine, California, bought Country Outfitter, the one-time online sensation, from Fayetteville's Acumen Brands.
Most of the difference lies in how many 6-point bulls the outfitter finds for his clients.