resetter

A man is caught acting as a resetter for stolen goods.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • One who resets: A person who resets something, such as a mechanism, device, or system.
   • A receiver of stolen goods (chiefly Scottish law): Historically, a "resetter" is a person who knowingly receives or harbours stolen property, often for the purpose of concealing it or aiding the thief. This usage is specific to legal contexts.

Usage Examples

• General sense:
  • The technician acted as a resetter of the alarm system after the power outage. (The person who reset the device.)
• Legal sense:
  • The court convicted the resetter for hiding stolen jewellery in his shop. (The person who knowingly received stolen goods.)

Advanced Usage

• "Resetter of stolen goods": A formal legal term in some jurisdictions, particularly in historical Scottish law, referring to an accessory after the fact in theft cases.
  • The resetter was charged with reset, as defined by the common law. (The person who harboured stolen property faced legal consequences.)

Variants and Related Words

• Reset (v): to set again or differently; to restore to a previous state.
  • She had to reset the clock after the time change. (To adjust the device back to the correct time.)
• Resetting (n): the act of setting something again.
  • The resetting of the password took only a few seconds. (The process of restoring the password.)
• Reset (n): an act of resetting.
  • He pressed the reset button on the computer. (The button used to restart the system.)

Synonyms

• Receiver (n, legal): a person who receives stolen property.
• Fence (n, informal): a person who deals in stolen goods.
• Restorer (n): one who returns something to its original state (general sense).

Related Idioms

• To be a resetter of one's own fate: a rare, figurative expression meaning to take control and start anew.
  • After the bankruptcy, he became a resetter of his own fate, rebuilding his career. (He restarted his life from scratch.)

Note

• The primary modern usage of "resetter" is technical (e.g., a person who resets a device), while the legal sense is archaic or region-specific.