# setter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɛt.ə/ · frequency rank #29,455

## Definitions
1. A typesetter.
2. One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination.
3. Any of several long-haired breeds of hunting dog that set when they have scented game.
4. The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.
5. A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter.
6. A game or match that lasts a certain number of sets.
7. One who hunts victims for sharpers.
8. One who adapts words to music in composition.
9. A shallow seggar for porcelain.
10. A shill bidder at an auction.

## Etymology
From Middle English settere, equivalent to set + -er. Compare West Frisian setter, Dutch zetter, German Low German Setter, German Setzer.
The hunting dogs are so named because when they scent the game, they set (that is, strike a certain stance).

## Easily confused with
- **steer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-steer)
- **sewer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-sewer)
- **sever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-sever)
- **sister** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-sister)
- **settle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-settle)
- **slater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-slater)
- **skater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-skater)
- **sitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-sitter)
- **Sutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-sutter)
- **sexier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-sexier)
- **Sumter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-sumter)
- **settled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-settled)
- **shelter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-shelter)
- **sweater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-sweater)
- **shutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-shutter)
- **shatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-shatter)
- **settler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-settler)
- **specter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-specter)
- **stutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-stutter)
- **smelter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-smelter)

## Common misspellings (5)
`setetr`, `setterr`, `settre`, `ssetter`, `steter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/setter