setter

A noun referring to a person who arranges or composes written material for printing, or a breed of long-haired dog originally trained to locate game.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une personne qui compose ou met en page des textes pour l'impression, ou une race de chiens à poil long, initialement dressés pour trouver le gibier.

1. Typesetter or compositor B2 formal

   A person who arranges and sets written material into type for printing.

   • The setter carefully arranged the letters for the newspaper.
   • He worked as a setter in a printing press for many years.
   • The setter corrected the layout before the final print.

   🇫🇷Compositeur typographe

   Synonymes: compositortypesettertypographer

2. Dog breed B1 formal

   A breed of long-haired dog originally trained to crouch (set) when it found game, but now typically used to point.

   • The setter pointed at the bird hidden in the bushes.
   • She owns a beautiful Irish setter with a red coat.
   • Setters are known for their friendly and energetic nature.

   🇫🇷Setter (chien d'arrêt)

• setters plural form
• setters' possessive plural form
• setter's possessive singular form