HyperDic: setter

English > 2 senses of the word setter:
NOUNperson setter, compositor, typesetter, typographerone who sets written material into type
animalsettera long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point
setter > pronunciation
Soundsseh'ter
Rhymesabductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter...
English > setter: 2 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningOne who sets written material into type.
Synonymscompositor, typesetter, typographer
Broaderprinter, pressmansomeone whose occupation is printing
Spanishcajista, compositor, linotipista, tipógrafo
Catalancaixista, compositor, linotipista, tipògraf
English > setter: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
MeaningA long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point.
NarrowerEnglish setterAn English breed having a plumed tail and a soft silky coat that is chiefly white
Gordon setterA Scottish breed with a black-and-tan coat
Irish setter, red setterAn Irish breed with a chestnut-brown or mahogany-red coat
Broadersporting dog, gun dogA dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns

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