Meanings
plural nonsetters
- One who is not a setter (in various senses).
Beginning a few years ago, I asked my nonsetters to bump-set every ball from the backcourt.
2009, Pete Waite, Aggressive Volleyball1 more example
In this sample, twenty of the twenty-seven fire setters received a primary or secondary diagnosis of conduct disorder, compared with only eleven of twenty-seven nonsetters.
2000, Rita Wicks-Nelson, Allen C. Israel, Behavior Disorders of Childhood, page 188
Origin
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nonsetter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsetter
“nonsetter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsetter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonsetter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsetter.
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