setter
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
setters
plural
setters
Britannica Dictionary definition of SETTER
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1
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a person or thing that determines or establishes something
— often used in combination
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see also pacesetter, trendsetter
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As a teenager, she was a style setter for her younger sister. [=her younger sister copied her style]
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world record setters [=people who set world records]
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I like to use the joke as a tone-setter for my speeches. [=use the joke to set the tone for my speeches]
2
:
a large dog that has long ears and long, smooth hair
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English/Irish setters
