gemsetter
English
Etymology
gem + setter
Noun
gemsetter (plural gemsetters)
- A person employed to mount gemstones in their settings.
- c. 1930, Ira Gershwin, article in the New York Times
- Lyric writing […] requires […] the infinite patience of the gemsetter […]
- c. 1930, Ira Gershwin, article in the New York Times