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stringer

noun string·er \ˈstriŋ-ər\

: a journalist who is not on the regular staff of a newspaper but who writes stories for that newspaper

Full Definition of STRINGER

: one that strings

: a string, wire, or chain often with snaps on which fish are strung by a fisherman

: a narrow vein or irregular filament of mineral traversing a rock mass of different material

a : a long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame or to support a floor

b : string 8

c : a tie in a truss

a : a longitudinal member extending from bent to bent of a railroad bridge and carrying the track

b : a longitudinal member (as in an airplane fuselage or wing) to reinforce the skin

a : a news correspondent who is paid space rates

b : a reporter who works for a publication or news agency on a part-time basis; broadly : correspondent

: one estimated to be of specified excellence or efficiency —used in combination <first-stringer> <second-stringer>

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14th century

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