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单词 outfitter
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outfittern.

Brit. /ˈaʊtfɪtə/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌfɪdər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, fitter n.1
Etymology: < out- prefix + fitter n.1, after outfit n., outfit v.
A person who, or establishment which, provides outfits; spec. (a) a shop selling clothing, esp. menswear; (b) originally and chiefly North American, a dealer who supplies clothing, equipment, and often trained guides for an expedition, esp. for hunting, into the wilderness; (also) a guide on such an expedition.
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1829 G. Simpson Part of Dispatch Hudson's Bay Co. (1947) 64 The heads of the concern or Outfitters, are merely adventurers who have nothing to lose.
1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. i. 167 She keeps the stock-room of a seaman's outfitter.
1883 Law Times Rep. 49 134/1 The business of a tailor and outfitter.
1905 J. Outram In Heart Canad. Rockies 271 Bill Peyto was my outfitter, but his growing business needed so much of his attention that he could not spare the time to spend eight or nine weeks away from his headquarters.
1916 A. C. Laut Cariboo Trail i. 15 Ragged, poor, roofless, grubstaked by ‘pardner’ or outfitter on a basis of half profit.
1988 P. Wayburn Adventuring in Alaska (rev. ed.) i. 76 Many bush families make their living by being outfitters, professional guides [etc.].
1990 Midwest Living Feb. 8/3 Try a little mushing in Minnesota. Several outfitters offer dogsledding trips.
2003 G. Joseph Big Smoke xii. 120 The shop was small and kitted out like a traditional gentlemen's outfitters.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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