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Narrator: Today's word is "Setter" — noun, pronounced /ˈsetə(r)/, with the stress on "set".
Narrator: A setter is a long-haired dog bred to find birds for hunters, or a person who sets something.
Narrator: In plain English, it is a gun dog, or someone who sets things.
Narrator: It comes from set plus -er, as the dog would set, or crouch, when finding game.
Narrator: A common collocation is "Irish setter", which describes a red-coated breed.
Narrator: It differs from "pointer", because a pointer stands, while a setter traditionally crouched.
Narrator: In a second sense, a volleyball setter passes the ball for attacks, and a puzzle setter writes crosswords.
Narrator: Dogs, sport, puzzles and programming all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: a setter sets things up.
Speaker A: What's that beautiful red dog?
Speaker B: An Irish SETTER! Set plus -er.
Speaker A: Full of energy?
Speaker B: Needs long walks.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "An English setter in the park", dogs. "The setter made a perfect pass", volleyball. "The crossword setter is fiendish", puzzles.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Double the "t", "setter".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Pointer is its cousin, retriever its twin, and spaniel an alternative — yet setter keeps its elegant charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "setter" in AI prompts — useful for coding and pet apps.
Speaker A: How for code?
Speaker B: Classes.
Prompt: Add a getter and setter for the email property with validation.
Speaker A: And pets?
Speaker B: Breed guides.
Prompt: Write a care guide for an Irish setter puppy.
Speaker A: Could it help sport?
Speaker B: Yes, for coaching.
Prompt: Explain the role of a volleyball setter for beginners.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Puzzles.
Prompt: Write three cryptic clues in the style of a newspaper crossword setter.
Setter — meaning in Arabic & definition More S courses GL Dictionary