noun
stringer
strih-nguh
noun
1
A freelance journalist who reports on events for a news organization without being a full-time staff member.
"A local stringer filed the first photos from the scene."
2
A long structural support beam, such as one running along a ladder, staircase, or the hull of a boat.
"The stringers had rotted, so the whole staircase needed rebuilding."
How to Use Stringer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a part-time freelance news reporter, or a long support beam in a structure.
Word Forms
stringers plural, Stringers plural
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Etymology
From string plus the agent suffix -er, originally "one who strings" (such as strings on a bow).