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setter (iou)



setter noun1. LME.
[from SET verb1 + -ER1.]
gen. A person who sets something. Also setter-on, setter-out, setter-to, setter-up, etc. LME.
bone-setter, pace-setter, pin-setter, typesetter, etc.
R. C. Trench A Redeemer..a setter free of man..from alien powers which held him in bondage. Evening Standard Setter-out required..experienced in setting-out shops fronts and interiors. New Statesman Mr Holloway is severe on other people's abuses of Englishparticularly the setters of examination questions. H. Braun The scaffold, where the 'setters' laid the stones sent up to them. Arab Times With more skilled setters setting up business..there is a market for loose stones. M. Coren He was a gifted setter of scenes, letting his imagination take control of his pen.
b. spec. A confederate of sharpers or swindlers, employed as a decoy. Also, a person employed by robbers or murderers to spy on intended victims; a police spy or informer. arch. slang. L16.
An instrument, tool, or machine used in setting. E16.
typesetter, etc.
A dog trained to set or point at game; spec. (a dog of) any of several breeds of large silky-haired gun dog (usu. with specifying word: see below). L16.
English setter, Gordon setter, Irish setter, Laverack setter, red setter, etc.