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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Baltazar-Shine’s understudy, sophomore setter Alexa Barajas, is the lone underclassman.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Last week, Spartans senior setter and co-captain Brooke Slusser joined a class-action lawsuit that accuses the NCAA of violating Title IX by allowing trans athletes to compete against women in women’s sports and use women’s locker rooms.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
As one of eight team captains, Byard understands his responsibility as a tone setter and has handled that role gracefully, calling for a narrow focus from the defense.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2024
Orange Lutheran brings back sophomore setter Marley Robinson and Santa Margarita has made an early statement by beating Los Alamitos and pushing Huntington Beach to five sets.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Last week, Spartans senior setter and co-captain Brooke Slusser joined a class-action lawsuit that accuses the NCAA of violating Title IX by allowing trans athletes to compete against women in women’s sports and use women’s locker rooms.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
As one of eight team captains, Byard understands his responsibility as a tone setter and has handled that role gracefully, calling for a narrow focus from the defense.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2024
Orange Lutheran brings back sophomore setter Marley Robinson and Santa Margarita has made an early statement by beating Los Alamitos and pushing Huntington Beach to five sets.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 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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