1
: one that sets
2
: a large bird dog (such as an Irish setter) of a type trained to point on finding game
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Back-to-back meetings with the Championship’s early pace-setters are daunting at the best of times.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Sienna Cicero, also a freshman, had 11 kills, junior Leily Magnuson served five aces and junior setter Marley Robinson picked up assists on nearly every point.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
The junior setter posted 20 assists and 10 aces as Menlo closed out a 25-22, 25-11, 25-18 win over Mercy and improved to 5-3 in WBAL play.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
And our front line is dependent on the setter making the right decision and executing the play.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Sienna Cicero, also a freshman, had 11 kills, junior Leily Magnuson served five aces and junior setter Marley Robinson picked up assists on nearly every point.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
The junior setter posted 20 assists and 10 aces as Menlo closed out a 25-22, 25-11, 25-18 win over Mercy and improved to 5-3 in WBAL play.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
And our front line is dependent on the setter making the right decision and executing the play.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Setter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/setter. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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setter
noun
set·ter
ˈset-ər 
1
: someone or something that sets
2
: a large long-coated dog (as an Irish setter) used in hunting birds that is trained to point on finding game
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