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setmaker en · NOUN

Etymology

From set + maker.

Meanings

1. A manufacturer of television sets.
   • Last issue IMD described how Mullard “sold” its AX TV tube to retailers in order to put pressure on setmakers to incorporate it in their products: a classic backsell. 1984, Industrial Marketing Digest, volume 9, page 132:
   • CHICAGO — In conjunction with the debut of the Admiral dual channel stereophonic theater combination TV-stereo hi fi sets, the local setmaker is offering a starter library of five Mercury Long Plays to the consumer. 1958, Billboard, volume 70, number 40, page 16:

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