setter

(setər)

noun

  1. a person who sets or a thing used in setting: often used in compounds: pinsetter
  2. a member of any of three breeds ( English setter, Gordon setter, Irish setter) of long-haired bird dog trained to find game and point out its position while standing rigid

See setter in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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

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