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setter

/ˈset.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
set-ter
IPA
/ˈset.ə/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A typesetter.

noun

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

noun

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

noun

The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.

noun

A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter.

noun

A game or match that lasts a certain number of sets.

noun

One who hunts victims for sharpers.

noun

One who adapts words to music in composition.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti Proto-Germanic *satjaną Proto-West Germanic *sattjan Old English settan Middle English setten Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English settere English setter From Middle English settere, equivalent to set + -er. Compare West Frisian setter, Dutch zetter, German Low German Setter, German Setzer. The hunting dogs are so named because when they scent the game, they set (that is, strike a certain stance).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈset.ə/
  • British English: /ˈsɛt.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

setters (plural) setters (present, singular) settering (participle, present) settered (participle, past) settered (past)

Derived Forms

bonesetter filmsetter firesetter gemsetter imagesetter moodsetter nonsetter nutsetter onsetter pacesetter photosetter pinsetter

Phrases

English setter felon-setter form setter Gordon setter Irish red and white setter Irish setter jet-setter Laverack setter

Frequently Paired Words

seater sitter pointer retriever getter

Synonyms

compositor mutator typesetter typographer

Rhymes With

better letter sweater debtor wetter petr getter petter vetter netter petre fetter

Questions

How do you pronounce setter?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈset.ə/.
What does setter mean?
A typesetter.
Where does setter come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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