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▪ I. † ˈinˌsetter1 Obs. [app. error for insitter, f. in adv. 11 e + sitter1.] An indweller; one who resides in the place.
1712Prideaux Direct. Ch.-wardens (ed. 4) 55 These say, that Out-setters, by reason of the Lands which they occupy in the Parish, are as much Parishioners as the In-setters. ▪ II. insetter2|ˈɪnˌsɛtə(r)| [f. inset v. + -er1.] A person who, or device which, insets sheets.
1891Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Oct. 7/2 Compositors, printers,..stereotypers, insetters. 1960Economist 16 Apr. 275/1 An electronic bulwark called the insetter, which will enable national newspapers to carry full colour pictures—and advertisements—this autumn. Ibid., It is the insetter device that has the job of correcting paper tension and high-speed ‘wobble’. |