fitter:
(plural: ‘fitters‘)
a fitter at work
a person whose job is
(a) to put together machines or parts of a machine or electrical parts; a tailor
(b) to cut out and fitting people’s clothes;
a person who supplies something for an activity, expedition, etc.,
a shoe fitter at work
Sara took a course in clothes fitting and worked as a fitter for a famous tailor.
The longevity of a machine depends on the fitter who first installs it.
There are different kinds of fitters: mechanical or engineering fitters who install and repair machines; electrical fitters who install and maintain electrical installations, including wiring; gas fitters who install cooking gas devices; tire/tyre fitters who know about vehicle tire/tyres and repair and put on tires/tyres on wheels of motor vehicles; shoe fitters who help fit the shoes on customers’ feet, often recommending the right type of shoes and making changes to the shoes to fit well on an individual’s feet; and clothes fitters whose job or business is to see that clothes fit well and trendy on their customers.
Where there is industrial and construction development, there is a huge opportunity for the qualified and trained engineering fitters.
Saddle fitters are usually in great demand where there are horse ranches and horse racing courses.
