setter

Meaning

Noun

1. A typesetter.
2. One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination.
3. A long-haired breed of hunting dog.
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. (obsolete,slang) A shill bidder at an auction.

Verb

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

Synonyms

typographer

compositor

hound

typesetter

foxhound

getter

accessor

deer-hound

bind

good hunting dog

bird dog

bloodhound

employer

Hyphenated as

set‧ter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛt.ə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: settere

Cognate with Western Frisian: setter

Cognate with Dutch: zetter

Cognate with German: Setzer

In summary

From Middle English settere, equivalent to set + -er. Compare West Frisian setter, Dutch zetter, German Low German Setter, German Setzer.
The hunting dogs are so named because when they scent the game, they set (that is, strike a certain stance).