setter

  • 21setter — noun (C) 1 a long haired dog often trained to find where animals or birds are so they can be shot 2 someone who does a particular job, or who does things that other people copy: exam setter/trap setter/fashion setter etc (=someone who gives exams …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22setter — noun /ˈsɛt.ə,ˈset.ə,ˈsɛt.ɚ/ a) One who sets something, especially a typesetter The exam was so hard we assumed the question setter must have been in a bad mood. b) A long haired breed of gundog. She has a spaniel and a red setter. Syn: mutator …

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  • 23setter — set·ter s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS cinof. razza di cani da caccia e da ferma originari della Gran Bretagna, con pelo lungo, morbido e ondulato | cane di tale razza {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1875. ETIMO: der. di (to) set fermare , per l… …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 24setter — UK [ˈsetə(r)] / US [ˈsetər] noun [countable] Word forms setter : singular setter plural setters a tall thin dog with long hair, often used for hunting …

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  • 25setter —  to setter, to cut the dew lap of an ox or cow, into which helleboraster, called setter work, being put, an issue is made for ill humours to vent themselves. N …

    A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • 26setter — Dog Dog (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 27setter — noun Date: 15th century 1. one that sets 2. a large bird dog (as an Irish setter) of a type trained to point on finding game …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 28Setter — Сеттер (Мутатор, англ. Mutator) специальный метод, используемый в объектно ориентированном программировании для того, чтобы присвоить какое либо значение инкапсулированному полю, например, обработав при этом недопустимые присваивания.… …

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  • 29Setter — Set|ter [ sɛtə] der; s, <aus gleichbed. engl. setter zu to set »vorstehen« (d. h. »vor aufgespürtem Wild stehen bleiben«)> langhaariger engl. Jagd u. Haushund …

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  • 30setter — [[t]se̱tə(r)[/t]] setters N COUNT A setter is a long haired dog that can be trained to show hunters where birds and animals are …

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