outfit vs tandem

outfit

noun
  • Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company. 

  • A set of clothing (with accessories). 

  • A fiscal year of the Hudson's Bay Company, or the supplies required for such a period. 

  • An outlier-sensitive fit. 

  • Gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose. 

  • A sports team. 

  • A business or firm. 

verb
  • To provide with, usually for a specific purpose. 

tandem

noun
  • A group of two or more people, machines etc. working together; close collaboration. 

  • A method of language learning based on mutual exchange, where ideally each learner is a native speaker in the language the other person wants to learn. 

  • A bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other, both able to pedal but only the person in front able to steer. 

  • A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing the pulling power but only the animal in front able to steer. 

adj
  • Together; working as one. 

adv
  • One behind the other. 

How often have the words outfit and tandem occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )