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gemsetter

gemsetter noun: a person employed to mount gemstones in their settings.

Noun

gemsetter (plural gemsetters)

  1. A person employed to mount gemstones in their settings.
    • Lyric writing […] requires […] the infinite patience of the gemsetter […]c. 1930, Ira Gershwin, article in the New York Times

Forms of gemsetter

pluralgemsetters

Origin of gemsetter

From gem + setter.

Questions about gemsetter

What does gemsetter mean?
Gemsetter means a person employed to mount gemstones in their settings.
What part of speech is gemsetter?
Gemsetter is a noun.
What is the plural of gemsetter?
The plural of gemsetter is gemsetters.

Words near gemsetter in the dictionary

  1. gemsboks
  2. gemsbuck
  3. gemsbuck bean
  4. gemsbuck beans
  5. gemsbucks
  6. gemsetter
  7. gemsetters
  8. gemsetting
  9. gemshorn
  10. gemshorns
  11. gemsmith

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