"pinsetter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pinsetters [plural]
Etymology: pin + setter Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pin|setter}} pin + setter Head templates: {{en-noun}} pinsetter (plural pinsetters)
  1. (bowling, originally) The person who clears fallen pins and resets them in tenpin bowling or candlepin bowling. Categories (topical): Bowling, People
    Sense id: en-pinsetter-en-noun-DNyOJ8zX Disambiguation of People: 64 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Topics: bowling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (bowling) The machine that clears fallen pins and resets them in tenpin bowling or candlepin bowling. Categories (topical): Bowling
    Sense id: en-pinsetter-en-noun-Nd7Gy988 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 49 Topics: bowling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pin-setter, pin setter

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