setter

English

Etymology

From set + -er.

Pronunciation

• (RP)
  • IPA: /ˈsɛt.ə/, SAMPA: /"sEt.@/
• (Australia)
  • IPA: /ˈset.ə/, SAMPA: /"set.@/
• (GenAm)
  • IPA: /ˈsɛt.ɚ/, SAMPA: /"sEt.@`/
• Rhymes: -ɛtə(r)

Noun

Wikipedia setter (plural setters)

1. One who sets something, especially a typesetter

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

2. A long-haired breed of gundog.

   She has a spaniel and a red setter.

3. (volleyball) The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.
4. (computing, programming) A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter.

Derived terms

• English setter
• Gordon setter
• Irish red and white setter
• Irish setter
• red setter

Translations

one who sets sthg

Finnish: asettaja (fi), asettelija (fi) German: Setzer (de) m., Setzerin (de) f.

Turkish: dizgici (tr), ihbarcı (tr)

breed of dog

Finnish: setteri (fi) German: Setter (de) m., Vorstehhund (de) m., Vorstehhündin (de) f. Lithuanian: seteris (lt) m.

Scottish Gaelic: cù-eunaich (gd) m. Turkish: seter (tr)

volleyball player

Finnish: syöttäjä (fi) Russian: пасующий m., связующий m.

Turkish: oyun kurucu (tr)

Synonyms

• (computing): mutator

See also

• getter

References

• OED2

Anagrams

• retest
• street
• tester

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French

Etymology

Borrowing from English setter.

Noun

setter m. (plural setters)

1. setter (dog)

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Italian

Etymology

English

Noun

setter m. inv.

1. setter (dog)