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   stringer

   /ˈstrɪŋə/

   noun

   • 1. a longitudinal structural piece in a framework, especially that of a ship or aircraft.
   • 2. a newspaper correspondent who is retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place: informal "papers relied increasingly on locally based stringers and news agencies"
   • 3. a reserve sports player holding a specified position in an order of preference: "six of the team's 24 first-stringers are Canadian"
   • 4. a chain with hooks on which caught fish are strung. North American
   • 5. a stringboard.

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