outfitter
noun
outfitter is a noun meaning “A person or shop that sells specialized clothes and equipment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled O-U-T-F-I-T-T-E-R and has 3 syllables, and it appears about once in every 8 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of outfitter is outfitters.
What does outfitter mean?
noun
- 1
A person or shop that sells specialized clothes and equipment.
Before his first walking holiday, he went to a specialist outfitter to buy some boots.
- 2
A business that provides services for outdoor activities including accommodations.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce outfitter?
Outfitter has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of outfitter
- outfitters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is outfitter?
Outfitter appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Outfitter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | confectionneur , pourvoirie |
| Spanish | abastecedor |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does outfitter come from?
From outfit + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).