1
: one that sets
2
: a large bird dog (such as an Irish setter) of a type trained to point on finding game
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If Lee’s ability transfers seamlessly from the KBO to the MLB, the Giants will have themselves a pesky table setter who can run the bases and is an above-average flyball chaser in a ballpark that demands it.
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Haley Ko, Reservoir, senior, setter: A three-year varsity player, Ko set up the offense with 398 assists, including her 1,000th career assist, also strong at the service line with a team-leading 72 aces.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2024
Saturday evening, Carly Anderson, a setter who spent the past four seasons at Montana, announced her commitment to the Badgers on Instagram.
—Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024
Indiana returns multiple All-Big Ten performers, including All-American setter Cam Haworth.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Jan. 2024
In Hebron, first locked down three decades ago after a Jewish setter gunned down 29 Palestinians inside a mosque, militants are much less prominent than in cities like Jenin and Nablus.
—Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
The area’s best setter may be Scripps Ranch’s Jett Reyes.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
Samantha Ruth, Fallston, junior, setter Ruth set Fallston up for success with 310 assists, 70 digs and 40 aces on the year.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2024
Mann stuffed the stat sheet as a do-it-all setter with 678 assists, 322 kills, 380 digs, 100 blocks and 52 aces.
—Jeffrey Perkins, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Dec. 2023
Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Haley Ko, Reservoir, senior, setter: A three-year varsity player, Ko set up the offense with 398 assists, including her 1,000th career assist, also strong at the service line with a team-leading 72 aces.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2024
Saturday evening, Carly Anderson, a setter who spent the past four seasons at Montana, announced her commitment to the Badgers on Instagram.
—Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024
Indiana returns multiple All-Big Ten performers, including All-American setter Cam Haworth.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Jan. 2024
In Hebron, first locked down three decades ago after a Jewish setter gunned down 29 Palestinians inside a mosque, militants are much less prominent than in cities like Jenin and Nablus.
—Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
The area’s best setter may be Scripps Ranch’s Jett Reyes.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
Samantha Ruth, Fallston, junior, setter Ruth set Fallston up for success with 310 assists, 70 digs and 40 aces on the year.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2024
Mann stuffed the stat sheet as a do-it-all setter with 678 assists, 322 kills, 380 digs, 100 blocks and 52 aces.
—Jeffrey Perkins, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Dec. 2023
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setter
noun
set·ter
ˈset-ər 
1
: someone or something that sets
2
: a large long-coated dog (as an Irish setter) used in hunting birds that is trained to point on finding game
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