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pinsetter noun[ C ] (alsopin setter)uk /ˈpɪnˌset.ər/ us /ˈpɪn.set̬.ɚ/(alsopinspotter) in the sport of bowling(= rolling heavy balls along a track to knock down tall, thin objects), a machine, or sometimes a person, that collects the pins(= tall, thin objects that are the targets) and balls and returns them to their position: He fired up the pinsetter and turned on the lights. He helped with the pin setters on the bowling lanes. They worked at the bowling alley, disinfecting shoes and greasing the pinspotter. The bowling alley has two lanes and human pinsetters. His company makes bowling balls, pins, and automatic pin setters. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Bowls, bowling & croquet alley bias bisque bocce boule bowling alley bowling ball bowling green counter croquet crown green bowls duckpin duckpin bowling jack lawn bowling mallet pin skip strike tenpin |