1
: one that sets
2
: a large bird dog (such as an Irish setter) of a type trained to point on finding game
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The Ginori 1735 homeware brand upholds many of the values of timeless Italian beauty and is held near and dear by many global style setters today.
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Benedetta Rossi, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
Season one introduced David Mitchell's John, a puzzle setter who found a knack for crime solving while impersonating his missing police detective brother James, and his sister-in-law Lucy, played by Anna Maxwell Martin.
—Tess Foley-Cox, theweek, 14 Nov. 2024
Player of the Week Azteca Crawford, Boerne Champion: senior, setter – Crawford combined for 92 assists in victories against Boerne (four sets) and Pieper (five sets).
—David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Oct. 2024
Mallory, a setter and opposite hitter, is headed to UCLA while Molly, a libero/defensive specialist, is going to Louisiana State.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024
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Benedetta Rossi, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
Season one introduced David Mitchell's John, a puzzle setter who found a knack for crime solving while impersonating his missing police detective brother James, and his sister-in-law Lucy, played by Anna Maxwell Martin.
—Tess Foley-Cox, theweek, 14 Nov. 2024
Player of the Week Azteca Crawford, Boerne Champion: senior, setter – Crawford combined for 92 assists in victories against Boerne (four sets) and Pieper (five sets).
—David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Oct. 2024
Mallory, a setter and opposite hitter, is headed to UCLA while Molly, a libero/defensive specialist, is going to Louisiana State.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Setter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/setter. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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setter
noun
set·ter
ˈset-ər 
1
: someone or something that sets
2
: a large long-coated dog (as an Irish setter) used in hunting birds that is trained to point on finding game
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