setter en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- [-ɾɚ] (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsɛt.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈset.ə/ (Australia)
- /ˈsɛt.ɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti Proto-Germanic *satjaną Proto-West Germanic *sattjan Old English settan Middle English setten Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English settere English setter 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).
Meanings
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A typesetter.
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.
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One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination.
One of the most admired and best-known crossword setters in the English language, Graham was known for his idiosyncratic style and extended anagrams.
2013 November 26, John Plunkett, “Rev John Graham, aka crossword setter Araucaria, dies aged 92”, in The Guardian:The setter of this crossword has been known to throw us all for a loop occasionally.
In this sample, twenty of the twenty-seven fire setters received a primary or secondary diagnosis of conduct disorder, compared with only eleven of twenty-seven nonsetters.
2000, Rita Wicks-Nelson, Allen C. Israel, Behavior Disorders of Childhood, page 188:The exam was so hard we assumed the question setter must have been in a bad mood.
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Any of several long-haired breeds of hunting dog that set when they have scented game.
She has a spaniel and a red setter.
The two Gordon setters came obediently to heel. Sir Oswald Feiling winced as he turned to go home. He had felt a warning twinge of lumbago.
1931, Francis Beeding, “7/2”, in The Norwich Victims:
- The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.
- (qualifier:object-oriented programming) A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter.
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(in combinations) A game or match that lasts a certain number of sets.
It was desperately close until all but the closing moments, and for that we had the 32nd-ranked [Julien] Benneteau to thank for bringing the fight out in [Roger] Federer, whose thirst for these long battles has waned over the past couple of years. For a player regarded by many as the greatest of all time his record in completed five-setters is ordinary: now 20 wins, 16 losses.
2012 June 29, Kevin Mitchell, “Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Nov 2016:
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One who hunts victims for sharpers.
O, 'tis our setter. I know his voice
c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
- One who adapts words to music in composition.
- A shallow seggar for porcelain.
- (UK, obsolete, slang) A shill bidder at an auction.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| setters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
toolsetter · red setter · scenesetter · Gordon setter · imagesetter · tasksetter · gemsetter · Laverack setter · setterlike · Llewellin setter · moodsetter · felon-setter · photosetter · form setter · nonsetter · jet-setter · pacesetter · route setter · Irish setter · filmsetter · Irish red and white setter · firesetter · pinsetter · onsetter · English setter · nutsetter · setterwort · trendsetter · setter-up · bonesetter
Descendants
setter · setter · setter · setteri · сеттер · setr · setter · Setter
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (50)
de Setter (breed of dog) · cmn 賽特犬 /赛特犬 (breed of dog) · gd cù-eunaich (breed of dog) · bg разпределител (volleyball player) · bg сетер (breed of dog) · pl seter (breed of dog) · fi asettelija (one who sets something) · cmn 雪達犬 /雪达犬 (breed of dog) · cy adargi (breed of dog) · tr ihbarcı (one who sets something) · lv cēlājs (volleyball player) · tr seter (breed of dog) · ru связующий (volleyball player) · cmn 二傳 /二传 (volleyball player) · de Stellerin (volleyball player) · rm giugader da pass (volleyball player) · de Vorstehhund (breed of dog) · de Passeur (volleyball player) · tr oyun kurucu (volleyball player) · fi syöttäjä (volleyball player) · it palleggiatore (volleyball player) · sk nahrávač (volleyball player) · ja セッター (volleyball player) · de Zuspielerin (volleyball player) · ru пасующий (volleyball player) · lt seteris (breed of dog) · de Setzerin (one who sets something) · el πασαδόρος (volleyball player) · fi asettaja (one who sets something) · de Vorstehhündin (breed of dog) · cs nahrávačka (volleyball player) · sk nahrávačka (volleyball player) · fr mutateur (function to set data) · ru сеттер (breed of dog) · de Steller (volleyball player) · de Setzer (one who sets something) · de Zuspieler (volleyball player) · cmn 塞特犬 (breed of dog) · fi setteri (breed of dog) · fr setter (breed of dog) · sv passare (volleyball player) · fr setter (function to set data) · ko 세터 (breed of dog) · ko 세터 (volleyball player) · cs nahrávač (volleyball player) · pt levantador (volleyball player) · it palleggiatrice (volleyball player) · ja セッター (breed of dog) · cmn 舉球員 /举球员 (volleyball player) · tr dizgici (one who sets something)