Found 2 items, similar to Setter.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: setter setter n 1: one who sets written material into type [syn: compositor, typesetter, typographer] 2: a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point
English → English (gcide) Definition: Setter Setter \Set"ter\, v. t. To cut the dewlap (of a cow or an ox), and to insert a seton, so as to cause an issue. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] Setter \Set"ter\, n. 1. One who, or that which, sets; -- used mostly in composition with a noun, as typesetter; or in combination with an adverb, as a setter on (or inciter), a setter up, a setter forth. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) A hunting dog of a special breed originally derived from a cross between the spaniel and the pointer. Modern setters are usually trained to indicate the position of game birds by standing in a fixed position, but originally they indicated it by sitting or crouching. [1913 Webster] Note: There are several distinct varieties of setters; as, the Irish, or red, setter; the Gordon setter, which is usually red or tan varied with black; and the English setter, which is variously colored, but usually white and tawny red, with or without black. [1913 Webster] 3. One who hunts victims for sharpers. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. One who adapts words to music in composition. [1913 Webster] 5. An adornment; a decoration; -- with off. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] They come as . . . setters off of thy graces. --Whitlock. [1913 Webster] 6. (Pottery) A shallow seggar for porcelain. --Ure. [1913 Webster]