Pronunciations (3)
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/ˈsɛt.ə/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈset.ə/
Pronunciation notes
- Australia
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/ˈsɛt.ɚ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
A typesetter.
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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.
One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination.
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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.
More examples (2)
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.
One of the most admired and best-known crossword setters in the English language, Graham was known for his idiosyncratic style and extended anagrams.
Any of several long-haired breeds of hunting dog that set when they have scented game.
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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.
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.
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A game or match that lasts a certain number of sets.
Usage- in combinations
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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.
One who hunts victims for sharpers.
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O, 'tis our setter. I know his voice
One who adapts words to music in composition.
A shallow seggar for porcelain.
A shill bidder at an auction.
Usage- UK usage
- Obsolete
- Slang
Verb
To cut the dewlap (of a cow or ox), and insert a seton, so as to cause an issue.
Usage- UK usage
- dialectal
- Transitive
Noun
one who sets written material into type
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- Broader terms
a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point
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