Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In Scots law, a receiver of stolen goods; also, one who harbors a criminal.
  • noun One who resets or places again.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Scots Law) One who receives or conceals, as stolen goods or criminal.
  • noun One who resets, or sets again.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who, or that which, resets.
  • noun law, Scotland One who receives or conceals, as stolen goods or a criminal.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

reset +‎ -er

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Examples

  • This new type of software is known as "password resetter" software, and will basically change your stored password to remove it from your PC - allowing you to log in to your computer again without the need for a password to be inputted.

    EzineArticles 2010

  • The only thing electronic when I was growing up was the pin resetter.

    Archive 2008-12-01 2008

  • Reading the "hacker"/password-resetter's report about the maneuver on the 4chan website, it seems obvious he's only partly politically motivated.

    "The hacker said that he read all of the e-mails in the Palin account and found 'nothing incriminating...'" Ann Althouse 2008

  • The only thing electronic when I was growing up was the pin resetter.

    PitchCar and Bowling 2008

  • I got it with kaspersky internet security resetter.

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • Barlesque, the inclusion that provides the header, footer and various pan-site modules on the BBC website comes with a re-useable class-based resetter (. blq-rst) which we apply to the BBC iD inclusions; I feel this is an appropriate level of protection.

    BBC Blog Network 2010

  • If you choose manual reset chips or just want reset your OEM carts after refilling expect to pay $12-39 for the resetter.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) 2010

  • You will need to download a trial resetter or a Patcher.

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • I got it with kaspersky internet security resetter.licindia. com or licindia. in giving caution that security certificate is not correct.

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • High priced chipped ink cartridges are a hassle (unless you buy a chip resetter and refill for a fraction of the price) Made annoying squeeking sounds for the first hundred or so pages.

    Newegg.com RSS Feed - Daily Deals 2009

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