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A typesetter. / One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination. / A long-haired breed of gundog (Wikipedia).

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setter

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Source Word

setter

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈsɛt.ə/

Noun

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Japanese Meaning

組版者（活字組版を行う人） / 問題や試験などを作成、設定する人 / 毛が長い猟犬の一種（セッター）

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The setter carefully adjusted the spacing between the letters to ensure the page looked balanced.

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活字組版者は文字間の間隔を慎重に調整して、ページがバランスよく見えるようにした。

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Sense（1）

A typesetter.

Sense（2）

One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination.

The exam was so hard we assumed the question setter must have been in a bad mood.

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Sense（3）

A long-haired breed of gundog (Wikipedia).

She has a spaniel and a red setter.

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Sense（4）

(volleyball) The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.

Sense（5）

(object-oriented programming) A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter.

Sense（6）

(sports, in combinations) A game or match that lasts a certain number of sets.

It was desperately close until all but the closing moments, and for that we had the 32nd-ranked [Julien] Benneteau to thank for bringing the fight out in [Roger] Federer, whose thirst for these long battles has waned over the past couple of years. For a player regarded by many as the greatest of all time his record in completed five-setters is ordinary: now 20 wins, 16 losses.

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