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nonsetter

nonsetter noun: one who is not a setter (in various senses).

Noun

nonsetter (plural nonsetters)

  1. One who is not a setter (in various senses).
    • In this sample, twenty of the twenty-seven fire setters received a primary or secondary diagnosis of conduct disorder, compared with only eleven of twenty-seven nonsetters.2000, Rita Wicks-Nelson, Allen C. Israel, Behavior Disorders of Childhood, page 188
    • Beginning a few years ago, I asked my nonsetters to bump-set every ball from the backcourt.2009, Pete Waite, Aggressive Volleyball

Forms of nonsetter

pluralnonsetters

Origin of nonsetter

From non- + setter.

Questions about nonsetter

What does nonsetter mean?
Nonsetter means one who is not a setter (in various senses).
What part of speech is nonsetter?
Nonsetter is a noun.
What is the plural of nonsetter?
The plural of nonsetter is nonsetters.

Words near nonsetter in the dictionary

  1. nonservice
  2. nonservices
  3. nonservile
  4. nonserving
  5. nonsessile
  6. nonsetter
  7. nonsetters
  8. nonsetting
  9. nonsettlable
  10. nonsettleable
  11. nonsettled

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