fitter UK /ˈfɪtə/US /ˈfɪtəɹ/ noun4 •A person who fits or assembles something."They have gone past their sell-by date. But the fitters have done an amazing job keeping these units running for as long as they have. — 2021 •(informal) An epileptic. •(historical) A person employed to find suitable music to accompany silent films.For the fitter of film music in the silent era visual reference was the surest indicator of content. — 2012 •(UK, old-fashioned) A coal broker who conducts the sales between the owner of a coal pit and the shipper. formsfitters