Phrase guide

Irish setter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈaɪɹɪʃ ˈsɛt.ə/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A breed of gun dog with a moderately long coat of a red or chestnut color.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: red setter

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an Irish breed with a chestnut-brown or mahogany-red coat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: red setter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: setter

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: irlandar setter — a breed of gun dog
  • Bulgarian: ирла́ндски се́тер (irlándski séter) — a breed of gun dog
  • Catalan: setter irlandès — a breed of gun dog
  • Chinese Mandarin: 愛爾蘭雪達 /爱尔兰雪达 (Ài'ěrlán xuědá) — a breed of gun dog
  • Czech: irský setr — a breed of gun dog
  • Danish: irsk setter — a breed of gun dog
  • Dutch: Ierse setter — a breed of gun dog
  • Estonian: iiri setter — a breed of gun dog
  • Finnish: irlanninsetteri — a breed of gun dog
  • French: setter irlandais — a breed of gun dog
  • German: irischer Setter — a breed of gun dog
  • Hebrew: סטר אירי — a breed of gun dog
  • Hungarian: ír szetter — a breed of gun dog
  • Icelandic: írskur seti — a breed of gun dog
  • Indonesian: seter Irlandia — a breed of gun dog
  • Irish: sotar Gaelach — a breed of gun dog
  • Japanese: アイリッシュ・セッター (Airisshu settā) — a breed of gun dog
  • Korean: 아이리시 세터 (airisi seteo) — a breed of gun dog
  • Low German: irisch Setter — a breed of gun dog
  • Luxembourgish: iresche Setter — a breed of gun dog
  • Macedonian: ирски сетер (irski seter) — a breed of gun dog
  • Malay: seter Ireland — a breed of gun dog
  • Norwegian Bokmål: irsk setter — a breed of gun dog
  • Polish: seter irlandzki — a breed of gun dog
  • Portuguese: setter irlandês — a breed of gun dog
  • Romanian: setter irlandez — a breed of gun dog
  • Russian: ирла́ндский се́ттер (irlándskij sétter) — a breed of gun dog
  • Serbo-Croatian: irski seter — a breed of gun dog
  • Serbo-Croatian: ирски сетер — a breed of gun dog
  • Slovak: írsky seter — a breed of gun dog
  • Spanish: setter irlandés — a breed of gun dog
  • Swedish: irländsk setter — a breed of gun dog
  • Turkish: İrlanda seteri — a breed of gun dog
  • Ukrainian: ірла́ндський се́тер (irlándsʹkyj séter) — a breed of gun dog
  • Welsh: cyfeirgi Gwyddelig — a breed of gun dog