- 1. n. 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. Source: opted
- 2. n. 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. Source: opted
- 3. n. One who hunts victims for sharpers. Source: opted
- 4. n. One who adapts words to music in composition. Source: opted
- 5. n. An adornment; a decoration; -- with off. Source: opted
- 6. n. A shallow seggar for porcelain. Source: opted
- 7. v. t. To cut the dewlap (of a cow or an ox), and to insert a seton, so as to cause an issue. Source: opted
- 8. n. one who sets written material into type Source: wordnet
- 9. n. a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point Source: wordnet
- 10. A hunting dog of a special breed originally derived from across between the spaniel and the pointer. Modern setters are usuallytrained to indicate the position of game birds by standing in a fixedposition, but originally they indicated it by sitting or crouching. Source: adambom
- 11. n:100 n. a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point Source: ecdict
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