gemsetter

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noun

A person employed to mount gemstones in their settings.

“c. 1930, Ira Gershwin, article in the New York Times Lyric writing […] requires […] the infinite patience of the gemsetter […]”

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Meanings

noungemsetter (plural gemsetters)

plural gemsetters

  1. A person employed to mount gemstones in their settings.

    c. 1930, Ira Gershwin, article in the New York Times Lyric writing […] requires […] the infinite patience of the gemsetter […]

Origin

From gem + setter.

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Cite this entry
APA

gemsetter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemsetter

MLA

“gemsetter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemsetter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gemsetter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemsetter.

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