SETTER


Meaning of SETTER in English

set ‧ ter /ˈsetə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

1 . a long-haired dog often trained to help hunters find where animals or birds are

2 . style-setter/trend-setter/standard-setter etc

someone who does things that other people admire and try to copy:

Liz has always been a fashion-setter.

3 . exam-setter/policy-setter etc British English someone who decides or organizes something as part of a job:

Who’s the question-setter for the quiz night?

⇨ set the pattern/tone/trend at ↑ set 1 (5), ⇨ ↑ pacesetter , ↑ trendsetter

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.