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stringer

see also: Stringer

Pronunciation

Noun

stringer (plural stringers)

Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.
- Be content to put your trust in honest stringers.
Someone who strings someone along.
A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.
The side rail supporting the rungs of a ladder or the steps of a flight of stairs.
A small screw-hook to which piano strings are sometimes attached.
(journalism) A freelance correspondent not on the regular newspaper staff, especially one retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place.
(sports) A person who plays on a particular string.
(surfing) Wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength.
Line up the 1/2 template with the stringer (or draw a center line) — Stephen Pirsch
(baseball, slang, 1800s) A hard-hit ball.
(fishing) A cord or chain, sometimes with additional loops, that is threaded through the mouth and gills of caught fish.
- 1970, Field & Stream (volume 75, number 7, page 76)
  "Okay, that's a keeper," Harold said as he netted the 3-pounder and put him on a stringer over the side of the boat.
A pallet or skid used when shipping less than truckload (LTL) freight. A platform typically constructed of timber or plastic designed such that freight may be stacked on top, able to be lifted by a forklift.
(obsolete) A libertine; a wencher.

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Translations

German: Pfette, Holm, Längsbalken, Tragbalken, Streckbalken, Stützbalken, Strebe, Treppenwange
Italian: traversa, montante, longherina

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Stringer

Proper noun

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