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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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   • Define stringer. stringer synonyms, stringer pronunciation, stringer translation, English dictionary definition of stringer. n. 1. One that strings: a stringer of beads. 2. Architecture a. A long heavy horizontal timber used as a support or connector. b. A stringboard.

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   • A person or thing that strings. A long, lightweight structural member of an airplane fuselage, rocket, etc. A horizontal timber used to support upright posts. A member of a specified string or squad on a team. Often used in combination. A first-stringer; a second-stringer. A string or metal line with clips on which caught fish are strung.

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   What is the meaning of string?

   • n. 1. One that strings: a stringer of beads. 2. Architecture a. A long heavy horizontal timber used as a support or connector. b. A stringboard. 3. Sports A member of a specified string or squad on a team. Often used in combination: a first-stringer; a second-stringer. 4. A part-time or freelance correspondent for the news media.

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   What is a stringer in a newspaper?

   • a longitudinal reinforcement in the fuselage or wing of an airplane. Also called string correspondent.Journalism. a part-time newspaper correspondent covering a local area for a paper published elsewhere: Compare staffer ( def 2 ). The Los Angeles paper has a correspondent in San Francisco but only a stringer in Seattle.

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   What is a second stringer?

   • A first-stringer; a second-stringer. A string or metal line with clips on which caught fish are strung. She was not expected to win a medal at all in Paris, being Britain 's second stringer.

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   What is a stout Stringer?

   • The Los Angeles paper has a correspondent in San Francisco but only a stringer in Seattle. a stout string, rope, etc., strung strung through the gills and mouth of newly caught fish, so that they may be carried or put back in the water to keep them alive or fresh. Most of the conductors at the opera house were third-stringers.

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