Settered vs Bettered - What's the difference?
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(setter)
One who sets something, especially a typesetter
A long-haired breed of gundog ().
* {{quote-book, year=1931, author=
, title=The Norwich Victims
, chapter=7/2 (volleyball) The player who is responsible for setting]], or [[pass, passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.
(computing, programming) A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter.
(sports, in combinations) A game or match that lasts a certain number of sets
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=June 29
, author=Kevin Mitchell
, title=Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau
, work=the Guardian
One who hunts victims for sharpers.
One who adapts words to music in composition.
A shallow seggar for porcelain.
(UK, dialect, transitive) To cut the dewlap (of a cow or ox), and insert a seton, so as to cause an issue.
(Webster 1913)
(better)
(good)
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, title =
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, passage = Badger:'' You think you're better''' than other people.
''Mal:'' Just the ones I'm ' better than. }} (well)
larger, greater
* 1901 , ,
More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.
To improve.
* Wordsworth
* Thackeray
* Macaulay
To become better; to improve.
To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
* Hooker
To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.
* Milton
(slang) Had better.
An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.
* Hooker
As verbs the difference between settered and bettered
is that settered is past tense of setter while bettered is past tense of better.settered
English
Verb
(head)setter
English
Etymology 1
Noun
(en noun)- The exam was so hard we assumed the question setter must have been in a bad mood.
- Some crossword setters work for various newspapers under different pseudonyms.
- She has a spaniel and a red setter .
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- (Ure)
Derived terms
* English setter * Gordon setter * Irish red and white setter * Irish setter * red setterSynonyms
* (computing) mutatorSee also
* getterReferences
* OED2Etymology 2
Verb
(en verb)Anagrams
* * * ----bettered
English
Verb
(head)better
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) better, bettre, betre, from (etyl) .Adjective
(head)''Mal:'' Just the ones I'm ' better than. }}
Derived terms
* better dead than red * better half * better off * betterness * better part of * get betterAdverb
(head)- “I’ve had enough of cycling with you chaps. I can spend my Sundays better than in tormenting cats and quarrelling and fighting.”
- ten miles and better
Derived terms
* had better * 'd betterVerb
(en verb)- Love betters what is best.
- He thought to better his circumstances.
- the constant effort of every man to better himself
- (Carlyle)
- The works of nature do always aim at that which can not be bettered .
- Weapons more violent, when next we meet, / May serve to better us and worse our foes.
- You better do that if you know what's good for you.
Derived terms
* betterer * bettermentSynonyms
* See alsoNoun
(en noun)- He quickly found Ali his better in the ring.
- Their betters would hardly be found.