Fitter

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A person who fits or assembles something.
3. An epileptic.
   informal
4. A coal broker who conducts the sales between the owner of a coal pit and the shipper.
   UK, dated
5. A person employed to find suitable music to accompany silent films.
   historical

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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