setter
noun
set·ter
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Definition of setter
1
: one that sets
2
: a large bird dog (such as an Irish setter) of a type trained to point on finding game
Examples of setter in a Sentence
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This and that: Lyons is coming off a 19-win season and returns Asleson, a senior setter, and senior outside hitter Patti Cesarini. — Rich Mayor, chicagotribune.com, "Pioneer Press 2019 girls volleyball preview: West Suburban Silver," 17 Aug. 2019 Get our daily newsletter Hurricane Katrina, now 14 years ago, was the modern standard-setter for local catastrophe. — The Economist, "A new threat to New Orleans," 26 July 2019 Mathematicians versed in the art of elliptic-curve construction have used computers to contrive examples with fairly high rank — the current record-setter has at least rank 28 — but such curves are rare and tend to have enormous coefficients. — Quanta Magazine, "Mathematicians Shed Light on Minimalist Conjecture," 9 July 2013 Senior setter Kaiya Eshoo is the glue behind Hersey’s success. — Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, "Pioneer Press 2019 girls volleyball preview: Mid-Suburban League," 16 Aug. 2019 Scott, the regional champions from 2014-17, will look to reclaim the throne behind senior setter Keaton Mossman and junior outside hitter Gabby Kallmeyer. — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, "Check out who's among the 2019 Enquirer All-Preseason volleyball team," 14 Aug. 2019 Three-year starter and senior setter Ainsley Schultz lives life loudly. — Dennis Victory, al, "Spartans embrace No. 1 ranking; other tidbits from volleyball media day," 10 Aug. 2019 Creery, a senior setter, led the Falcons with 597 assists (4.8) while contributing 207 digs (1.7) and 46 aces. — Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, "Ridge Point, George Ranch volleyball stars among GHVCA preseason picks," 29 July 2019 The Padres love his tools, his ability to get on base and his potential to be an exciting table-setter and long-term answer in center field. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Analysis: Padres trade for Taylor Trammell — breaking down the players involved, plus national reaction," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'setter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for setter
setter
noun
English Language Learners Definition of setter
: a person or thing that determines or establishes something
: a large dog that has long ears and long, smooth hair
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setter
noun
set·ter
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Kids Definition of setter
1
: a large dog that has long hair and is used in hunting birds
2
: someone or something that sets
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