setter

/ˈsɛtər/
noun
  1. A type of dog trained to point out game birds by standing still and pointing with its nose.
    • The setter froze in place when it smelled the pheasant.
    • My neighbor owns a beautiful Irish setter with a red coat.
    • We watched the setter work the field with perfect form.
  2. A person or thing that sets something, such as a record or a standard.
    • He became a record setter in the 100-meter dash.
    • The company is a price setter in the electronics market.
    • She is a trend setter in the fashion industry.
  3. A person who sets type for printing.
    • Before computers, every book required a skilled setter.
    • The setter carefully arranged the metal letters for the newspaper.
    • The old print shop still employs a manual setter.
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