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setter

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: setter

1
n
one who sets written material into type
2
n
a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: setter
1

n one who sets written material into type

Synonyms:
compositor, typesetter, typographer
Type of:
pressman, printer
someone whose occupation is printing
2

n a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point

Types:
English setter
an English breed having a plumed tail and a soft silky coat that is chiefly white
Irish setter, red setter
an Irish breed with a chestnut-brown or mahogany-red coat
Gordon setter
a Scottish breed with a black-and-tan coat
Type of:
gun dog, sporting dog
a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns
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