fitter

CEFRB2

/ˈfɪtə(ɹ)/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Healthier or more physically suitable.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A coal broker who conducts the sales between the owner of a coal pit and the shipper.

Examples

  • I've gotten much fitter, sleeker, and sexier thanks to all this running from the cops.

  • Valencia is a much fitter candidate for student body president than her competitors.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • [ˈfɪɾɚ]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. An epileptic.

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person who fits or assembles something.

  2. A person employed to find suitable music to accompany silent films.

More examples

In context

  • An exercise bike won't make you fitter if you never find time to use it.

  • a fitter of clothing, or of machinery

  • My bird's loads fitter than yours.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The skilled machine blank carefully assembled the complex engine components in the factory.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From fit (verb) + -er.