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setter

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛt.ə/

The English word “setter” has 11 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A typesetter.
  2. One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination.
  3. Any of several long-haired breeds of hunting dog that set when they have scented game.
  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.

verb

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

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).

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