scenesetter

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noun

One who, or that which, sets the scene.

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Meanings

nounscenesetter (plural scenesetters)

plural scenesetters

  1. One who, or that which, sets the scene.

    To be pragmatically determined, it must be the case that the expression does not contribute new information to the structure of the discourse except as an unremarkable scenesetter.

    1986, Michael Shaun Rochemont, Focus in Generative Grammar, page 58

Origin

From scene + setter.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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