"filmsetter" meaning in English

See filmsetter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: filmsetters [plural]
Etymology: From film + setter. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|film|setter}} film + setter Head templates: {{en-noun}} filmsetter (plural filmsetters)
  1. A filmsetting machine.
    Sense id: en-filmsetter-en-noun-2JXIakDy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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