setters

Noun

setter (plural setters)

1. A typesetter.
   • Any query to the setter is required to be addressed as such (e.g., "Setter: Please check"); otherwise it will be treated as a query to the author.

   Synonyms:

   compositor

2. One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination.
   • The exam was so hard we assumed the question setter must have been in a bad mood.
3. Any of several long-haired breeds of hunting dog that set when they have scented game.
   • She has a spaniel and a red setter.
4. The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.
5. (object-oriented programming) A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter.

   Synonyms:

   mutator

6. A game or match that lasts a certain number of sets.
   • It was desperately close until all but the closing moments, and for that we had the 32nd-ranked [Julien] Benneteau to thank for bringing the fight out in [Roger] Federer, whose thirst for these long battles has waned over the past couple of years. For a player regarded by many as the greatest of...2012 June 29, Kevin Mitchell, “Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Nov 2016

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