pusher vs setter

pusher

noun
  • A defensive player who does not attempt to hit winners, instead playing slower shots into the opponent's court. 

  • A girl or woman. 

  • Synonym of banker (“type of railway locomotive”) 

  • Someone or something that pushes. 

  • An aircraft with the propeller behind the fuselage. 

  • A person employed to push passengers onto trains at busy times, so they can depart on schedule. 

  • A device that one pushes in order to transport a baby while on foot, such as a stroller or pram (as opposed to a carrier such as a front or back pack). 

  • A tolkach. 

  • A device in a coke oven for levelling the coal, traditionally operated by a pusherman. 

  • A drug dealer. 

setter

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

  • 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. 

  • A long-haired breed of gundog. 

  • One who hunts victims for sharpers. 

  • 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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