setter

About 0.49 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun 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.

2. noun One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination.

   The exam was so hard we assumed the question setter must have been in a bad mood.

3. noun Any of several long-haired breeds of hunting dog that set when they have scented game.

   She has a spaniel and a red setter.

4. noun The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.
5. noun A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter.
6. noun A game or match that lasts a certain number of sets.
7. noun One who hunts victims for sharpers.
8. noun One who adapts words to music in composition.

Similar words

getter accountable responsible typesetter compositor typographer phototypesetter typester tasksetter typographist

Often followed by

and in of is for methods to method or

Word family

setters