pinsetter
noun
pinsetter is spelled P-I-N-S-E-T-T-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pinsetter means “The person who clears fallen pins and resets them in tenpin bowling or candlepin bowling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pinsetter is pinsetters.
How many letters and syllables are in pinsetter?
| Letters | 9: P-I-N-S-E-T-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pinsetter?
Pinsetter appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of pinsetter
- pinsetters plural
- pin-setter
- pin setter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pinsetter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The person who clears fallen pins and resets them in tenpin bowling or candlepin bowling.
- 2
The machine that clears fallen pins and resets them in tenpin bowling or candlepin bowling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pinsetter come from?
From pin + setter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).