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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

setter.

a person or device that sets, places, or plants something

6 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/²ˈsɛtː.ər/[ˈsɛ̂tː.əɾ]/¹ˈsɛtː.ər/[ˈsɛ̀tː.əɾ]
  1. a person or device that sets, places, or plants something a person or machine that plants potatoes or other planting material

    masculine
  2. a person or device that sets, places, or plants something a person who sets fishing gear, especially a line or net, in the water

    masculine
  3. a typesetter or typographer; a person who composes type in preparation for printing

    masculine
  4. a typesetter or typographer; a person who composes type in preparation for printing a machine that composes type in preparation for printing

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From sette (“to set, put, place”) + -er (“agent noun suffix”). The printing sense is modelled on German Setzer (“typesetter”).

noun/²ˈsɛtː.ər/[ˈsɛ̂tː.əɾ]/¹ˈsɛtː.ər/[ˈsɛ̀tː.əɾ]
  1. any of three long-haired breeds of gun dog of British or Irish origin

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English setter (“long-haired pointing dog”), from set (“to indicate game by taking a fixed stance”). The dogs are so named because they stop and assume a characteristic stance when they scent game.

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