Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

set netter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: set net-ter
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who fishes using a set net.

Example Sentences

"Sheathed in oilskins the boy climbed to the top of the cabin and stared shoreward with the binoculars, growling with frustrated fury when he saw the set netter nearest him row out and calmly pick a score of red salmon from his nets."
"A set netter is constantly watching the river downstream from his net for the arrival of shoals and lifting it when the fish are safely inside."
"A set netter must have both a light touch on the engine when setting the net and the ability to crank down on the engine when facing tough currents."

Inflected Forms

set netters (plural) set-netter (alternative) setnetter (alternative)

Questions

What does set netter mean?: One who fishes using a set net.

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