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setter Definition

set·ter (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

setter Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • standard: Simply magnificent, and still the setter of the standard in the West End.

Converse of object

  • account: To whom, then, are accounting standard setters accountable?
  • have: They had a very attractive Irish setter called Major, from an animal rescue center.
  • call: They had a very attractive Irish setter called Major, from an animal rescue center.
  • become: At last he found a safe retreat in Egypt, where he became the setter forth of strange and startling doctrines.

Adjective modifier

  • Irish: They had a very attractive Irish setter called Major, from an animal rescue center.
  • standard: Emma qualified to be standard setter for the free solo.
  • national: The IASB has asked the research team to report its initial findings at the meeting of the IASB with national standard setters in April.
  • early: The early pace setter in the event was Chris Daniels, who was making his debut in an event.
  • international: If international accounting standard setters have their way, that will change.
  • young: Even so with our young pace setters leading us on we soon arrived at Isles Bridge.

Modifies a noun

  • method: Define setter methods for any inputs to the activity.
  • dog: Setter dogs were originally trained to set, or crouch, in front of game preventing the escape of the quarry.
  • function: The setter function is called when the value is set to the variable.

Noun used with modifier

  • crossword: Many more crossword setters submitted their puzzles with few getting more than one or two published each year.
  • pace: The early pace setter in the event was Chris Daniels, who was making his debut in an event.
  • jet: The Paris flight will also open up 260 onward connections across the world to Norwich's global jet setters.
  • trend: Unknown to many of you, Steven is a bit of a trend setter.
  • pin: We see Harold crouched below the pin setter in the service area. ) MULDER: Did you ever get lane 6 working?
  • scene: It was a scene setter not a grand finale.

Browse dictionary entries near setter

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  10. Seth
  1. setting
  2. setting-up exercises
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  7. settlement price
  8. settlement process
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