Definition of setter
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:one that sets
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:a large bird dog (such as an Irish setter) of a type trained to point on finding game
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Hanover Central: Wildcats graduated five seniors, including setter Sam Guglielmo and two other starters.
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Senior setter Bailey Tanner returns as a second-team All-American.
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Meanwhile, Loyola is led by a pair of Division I commits: Right-side hitter and setter Mary Kate Lopez (Oregon State) and libero Angela Pieroni (Bucknell).
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Returning most of their hitters and their setter bodes will for the Lions’ offense, while junior libero Maggie Huber will hold things down in the back row.
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Some worker advocacy organizations also fear that the federal government will abandon the role of threshold-setter, leaving overtime pay boundaries to the private sector based more on job definitions than pay level.
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All-Stars were coached by San Diego State’s Deitre Collins and included Aztecs setter Indigo Thompson and opposite Baylee Little.
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The spike in inflation over the past year has caused concern among some rate-setters at the Bank of England.
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Seniors are the likely pace setters here, though one or both will probably be asked to up his production through the air.
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First Known Use of setter
15th century
SETTER Defined for English Language Learners
setter
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noun
Definition of setter for English Language Learners
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: a person or thing that determines or establishes something
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: a large dog that has long ears and long, smooth hair
SETTER Defined for Kids
setter
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set·ter
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ˈse-tər
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Definition of setter for Students
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:a large dog that has long hair and is used in hunting birds
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:someone or something that sets
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