📖 Definitions of "Setter"
- 1
One who sets something, especially a typesetter.
"Some crossword setters work for various newspapers under different pseudonyms."
- 2
A long-haired breed of gundog (Wikipedia).
"She has a spaniel and a red setter."
- 3
The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.
- 4
A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Setter"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| getternoun | One who, or that which, gets. |
| accountable | Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable. |
| responsiblenoun | (archaic) The individual who bears the responsibility for something. |
| typesetternoun | (historical) A person who sets type; an employee in a printshop who manually selected pieces of movable type and assembled them for printing. |
| compositornoun | A person who sets type; a typesetter. |
| typographernoun | A person skilled in typography, a typesetter. |
| phototypesetternoun | A machine used in phototypesetting. |
| typesternoun | (dated, rare) A person who operates a typewriter. |
| tasksetternoun | One who sets a task. |
| typographistnoun | A typographer. |
| handmannoun | (printing) One who assembles printing type by hand. |
| casemannoun | (slang) A person who examines a building to determine whether it is worth burgling. |
| editornoun | A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish. |
| copy typistnoun | A typist who types up written notes or drafts, rather than typing from dictation. |
| typernoun | Someone who types; a typist. |
| stenographistnoun | A stenographer. |
| typistnoun | A person who types, a clerical worker who writes letters, etc., using a typewriter. |
| typewriternoun | A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper. |
| setmakernoun | A manufacturer of television sets. |
| audio-typistnoun | A stenographer who uses a tape recorder or similar device as the source of the text to be typed. |
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