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resetter

Syllables: re·set·ter/ˌɹiˈsɛtɚ/UK/ˌɹiːˈsɛtə/

resetter noun: one who, or that which, resets.

Noun (1)

resetter (plural resetters)

  1. One who, or that which, resets.

Noun (2)

Scotland/ɹɪˈsɛtəɹ/

resetter (plural resetters)

  1. (Scotland) One who receives or conceals, as stolen goods or a criminal.

Forms of resetter

pluralresetters
alternative formressetter

Origin of resetter

From reset (“to reinitialise”) + -er.

Borrowed from Middle Scots resettar, ressettar, from Early Scots resettour, from Anglo-Norman recettour, recettour, from Latin receptātor; by surface analysis, reset (“to receive stolen goods”) + -er.

Questions about resetter

What does resetter mean?
Resetter means one who, or that which, resets.
What part of speech is resetter?
Resetter is a noun.
How do you pronounce resetter?
Resetter is pronounced /ˌɹiːˈsɛtə/ (UK).
What is the plural of resetter?
The plural of resetter is resetters.

Words near resetter in the dictionary

  1. resettability
  2. resettable
  3. resettable fuse
  4. resettable fuses
  5. resetted
  6. resetter
  7. resetters
  8. resetting
  9. resetting the dial
  10. resettings
  11. resettle

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