Definitions
a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point
Word origin
From Middle English settere, equivalent to set + -er. Compare West Frisian setter, Dutch zetter, German Low German Setter, German Setzer.
Used in a sentence
“Any query to the setter is required to be addressed as such (e.g., "Setter: Please check"); otherwise it will be treated as a query to the author.”
“The exam was so hard we assumed the question setter must have been in a bad mood.”
“The setter of this crossword has been known to throw us all for a loop occasionally.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Pointing gun dog”6 letters
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