stringer

string·er

noun \ˈstriŋ-ər\

Definition of STRINGER

1

: one that strings

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

First Known Use of STRINGER

14th century

Rhymes with STRINGER

bringer, clinger, dinger, flinger, pinger, ringer, Schwinger, singer, slinger, springer, stinger, swinger, winger, wringer, zinger