setter

IPA: sˈɛtɝ

noun

  • A typesetter.
  • One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination.
  • A long-haired breed of gundog.
  • (volleyball) The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.
  • (object-oriented programming) A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter.
  • (sports, in combinations) A game or match that lasts a certain number of sets.
  • One who hunts victims for sharpers.
  • One who adapts words to music in composition.
  • A shallow seggar for porcelain.
  • (UK, slang, obsolete) A shill bidder at an auction.
  • A surname.

verb

  • (UK, dialect, transitive) To cut the dewlap (of a cow or ox), and insert a seton, so as to cause an issue.
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Examples of "setter" in Sentences

  • The FDSB dogs are purebred Irish Setters.
  • He will disguise himself as a red setter.
  • The setter of each puzzle is not identified.
  • A setter silently searches for game by scent.
  • He was the trend setter in telugu journalism.
  • Both missed and the matter was setter peacefully.
  • His father worked as a diamond setter and polisher.
  • Most setters are born with a natural proclivity to hunting.
  • Setter was not a member of the ministry during this period.
  • My comments about the Gordon setter equally apply to the English setter.

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