Outfitter vs. Shop — What's the Difference?

An outfitter is a shop or person that sells specialized clothes (an outfit is a set of clothing). More specifically, it is a company or individual who provides or deals in equipment and supplies for the pursuit of certain activities.In North America, the term is most closely associated with outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, canoeing, hiking, rafting and trail riding using pack stations.

Also shoppe A small retail store or a specialty department in a large store.

A set of tools or equipment for a specialized purpose

An atelier; a studio.

A set of clothing, often with accessories

A place for manufacturing or repairing goods or machinery.

(Informal) An association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization.

A commercial or industrial establishment

The act of equipping

A business establishment; an office or a center of activity.

To provide with necessary equipment

A home workshop.

A person or shop that sells specialized clothes and equipment.

A schoolroom fitted with machinery and tools for instruction in industrial arts.

A business that provides services for outdoor activities including accommodations.

The industrial arts as a technical science or course of study.

One who furnishes outfits for a voyage, a journey, or a business.

To visit stores in search of merchandise or bargains.

Someone who sells men's clothes

To look for something with the intention of acquiring it.

A shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose;

To visit or buy from (a particular store).

An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.

A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.

A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.

Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.

Discussion of business or professional affairs.

A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skill.

An establishment where a barber or beautician works.

An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies.

(intransitive) To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.

(transitive) To purchase products from (a range or catalogue, etc.).

To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority.

To imprison.

To photoshop; to digitally edit a picture or photograph.

(dated) Used to attract the services of a shop assistant

A building or an apartment in which goods, wares, drugs, etc., are sold by retail.

A building in which mechanics or artisans work; as, a shoe shop; a car shop.

A person's occupation, business, profession, or the like, as a subject of attention, interest, conversation, etc.; - sometimes in deprecation or disapproval; as, to talk shop at a party. Also used attributively, as in shop talk.

A place where any industry is carried on; as, a chemist's shop;

Any place of resort, as one's house, a restaurant, etc.

The group of workers and the activities controlled by an administrator; as, to have five people in one's shop.

To visit shops for the purpose of purchasing goods.

A mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services;

Small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done

A course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity);

Do one's shopping;

Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

Shop around; not necessarily buying;

Give away information about somebody;