outfitter
noun
out·fit·ter
ˈau̇t-ˌfi-tər 
: one that outfits: such as
a
b
: a business providing equipment, supplies, and often trained guides (as for hunting trips)
also
: a guide working for such an outfitter
Examples of outfitter in a Sentence
Hunters say it's the best outfitter in the state.
Our outfitter showed us where the deer feed.
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A number of outfitters run trips, from half-day milder water options to two-day overnight adventures.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
The outfitter offers offshore fishing trips, as well as sunset dolphin cruises, on nearly every day of the week from April through November.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
Backroads is widely considered one of the very best active travel outfitters in the world and has won spots on Travel + Leisure Magazine’s coveted annual World’s Best Awards Tour Operators list—including the most recent one in 2024—a list open to all sorts of tour operators, not just active travel.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
This legendary outfitter claims to be the oldest ski shop in America, and its flagship location in Littleton occupies the same space the Lahout family has operated in since opening their doors in 1920.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
The outfitter offers offshore fishing trips, as well as sunset dolphin cruises, on nearly every day of the week from April through November.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
Backroads is widely considered one of the very best active travel outfitters in the world and has won spots on Travel + Leisure Magazine’s coveted annual World’s Best Awards Tour Operators list—including the most recent one in 2024—a list open to all sorts of tour operators, not just active travel.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
This legendary outfitter claims to be the oldest ski shop in America, and its flagship location in Littleton occupies the same space the Lahout family has operated in since opening their doors in 1920.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Outfitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outfitter. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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