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set netter

set netter noun: one who fishes using a set net.

Noun

set netter (plural set netters)

  1. One who fishes using a set net.
    • Sheathed in oilskins the boy climbed to the top of the cabin and stared shoreward with the binoculars, growling with frustrated fury when he saw the set netter nearest him row out and calmly pick a score of red salmon from his nets.1963, Elsa Pedersen, Cook Inlet decision, page 178
    • A set netter is constantly watching the river downstream from his net for the arrival of shoals and lifting it when the fish are safely inside.1984, R. M. McDowall, The New Zealand Whitebait Book, page 144

Forms of set netter

pluralset netters
alternative formset-netter
alternative formsetnetter

Questions about set netter

What does set netter mean?
Set netter means one who fishes using a set net.
What part of speech is set netter?
Set netter is a noun.
What is the plural of set netter?
The plural of set netter is set netters.

Words near set netter in the dictionary

  1. set mines
  2. set mining
  3. set net
  4. set nets
  5. set netted
  6. set netter
  7. set netters
  8. set netting
  9. set of one's jaw
  10. set of pipes
  11. set of wheels

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