Definition of SETTER

setter

Plural: setters

Noun

  • one who sets written material into type
  • a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point
  • A typesetter.
  • One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination.
  • Any of several long-haired breeds of hunting dog that set when they have scented game.
  • The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.
  • A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter.
  • 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.
  • A shill bidder at an auction.

Verb

  • To cut the dewlap (of a cow or ox), and insert a seton, so as to cause an issue.

Examples

  • "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."
  • "She has a spaniel and a red setter."
  • "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."

Origin / Etymology

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).

Scrabble Score: 6

setter is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
setter is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
setter is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

setter is a valid Words With Friends word