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setter.

A typesetter.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɛt.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈset.ə/Australia/ˈsɛt.ɚ/General-American[-ɾɚ]General-American
  1. A typesetter.

    Any query to the setter is required to be addressed as such (e.g., "Setter: Please check"); otherwise it will be treated as a query to the author.
  2. One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination.

    The exam was so hard we assumed the question setter must have been in a bad mood.
    The setter of this crossword has been known to throw us all for a loop occasionally.
  3. Any of several long-haired breeds of hunting dog that set when they have scented game.

    She has a spaniel and a red setter.
  4. The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.

  5. A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter.

  6. A game or match that lasts a certain number of sets.

  7. One who hunts victims for sharpers.

  8. One who adapts words to music in composition.

  9. A shallow seggar for porcelain.

  10. A shill bidder at an auction.

    UK · obsolete · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti Proto-Germanic *satjaną Proto-West Germanic *sattjan Old English settan Middle English setten Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English settere English setter From Middle English settere, equivalent to set + -er. Compare West Frisian setter, Dutch zetter, German Low German Setter, German Setzer. The hunting dogs are so named because when they scent the game, they set (that is, strike a certain stance).

verb/ˈsɛt.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈset.ə/Australia/ˈsɛt.ɚ/General-American[-ɾɚ]General-American
  1. To cut the dewlap (of a cow or ox), and insert a seton, so as to cause an issue.

    UK · dialectal · transitive
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