fireman vs setter

fireman

noun
  • Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire. 

  • A safety inspector in coal mines. 

  • An assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not. 

  • A relief pitcher (reflecting the figurative analogy of rescuing the situation). 

  • A person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship. 

setter

noun
  • One who hunts victims for sharpers. 

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

  • A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter. 

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

  • A long-haired breed of gundog. 

  • A typesetter. 

  • One who adapts words to music in composition. 

  • A shallow seggar for porcelain. 

  • A game or match that lasts a certain number of sets. 

verb
  • To cut the dewlap (of a cow or ox), and insert a seton, so as to cause an issue. 

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