outfitter

noun out·fit·ter \-ˌfi-tər\

: a business that provides equipment, supplies, and often trained guides for activities such as hunting, hiking, etc.; also : a guide who works for such a business

: a person or business that sells men's clothing

Full Definition of OUTFITTER

: one that outfits: as

a : haberdasher

b : a business providing equipment, supplies, and often trained guides (as for hunting trips); also : a guide working for such an outfitter

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First Known Use of OUTFITTER

1846

Rhymes with OUTFITTER

acquitter, aglitter, atwitter, beam splitter, bed-sitter, embitter, emitter, fence-sitter, gas fitter, hairsplitter, house sitter, no-hitter, permitter, pinch hitter, pipe fitter, rail-splitter, remitter, Salzgitter, shipfitter, steamfitter, switch-hitter, transmitter

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