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setter

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Noun

  1. A typesetter.
  2. One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination.
  3. Any of several long-haired breeds of hunting dog that set when they have scented game.
  4. The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.
  5. A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter.
  6. A game or match that lasts a certain number of sets.
  7. One who hunts victims for sharpers.
  8. One who adapts words to music in composition.
  9. A shallow seggar for porcelain.
  10. A shill bidder at an auction.

Verb

  1. To cut the dewlap (of a cow or ox), and insert a seton, so as to cause an issue.

Proper noun

  1. A surname.

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