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resetter

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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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɹiːˈsɛtə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: [ˌɹwiːˈsɛthə]
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːˌsɛtə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: [ˈɹwiːˌsɛthə]
  • /ˌɹiˈsɛtɚ/ without t-flapping
  • [ˌɹwiˈsɛthɚ] ~ [ˌɹwiˈsɛthɹ̩] without t-flapping
  • /ˈɹiˌsɛtɚ/ without t-flapping
  • [ˈɹwiˌsɛthɚ] ~ [ˈɹwiˌsɛthɹ̩] without t-flapping
  • /ˌɹiˈsɛɾɚ/ t-flapping
  • [ˌɹwiˈsɛɾɚ] ~ [ˌɹwiˈsɛɾɹ̩] t-flapping
  • /ˈɹiˌsɛɾɚ/ t-flapping
  • [ˈɹwiˌsɛɾɚ] ~ [ˈɹwiˌsɛɾɹ̩] t-flapping
  • Scotland: /ɹɪˈsɛtəɹ/
  • Scotland: [ɹɪˈsɛtəɹ]

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who, or that which, resets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who receives or conceals, as stolen goods or a criminal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From reset (“to reinitialise”) + -er.

Borrowed from Middle Scots resettar, ressettar, from Early Scots resettour, from Anglo-Norman recettour, recettour, from Latin receptātor; by surface analysis, reset (“to receive stolen goods”) + -er.