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Definition of "setter" [set•ter]

  • One that sets: a setter of printing type; a setter of rabbit traps. (noun)
  • Any of several breeds of longhaired hunting dogs originally trained to indicate the presence of game by crouching in a set position. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "setter" in a sentence
  • "The setter is a Type I diabetic, forcing him to "shoot up with needles four times a day.""
  • "Eleven dogs pounded the course, and the $300 top prize went to Count Gladstone IV, a white, black, and tan Llewellin setter who sired a line of national champions."
  • "Okay check out this analogy: the Rift's campaign is like bowing without the automatic pin setter-upper-thing."