Thesaurus results for STRINGER

stringer

noun

Definition of stringer

as in reporter

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Recent Examples of stringer Simmons did not mention Clayton Dees, who is believed to be the fourth-stringer. — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026 Photograph by stringer / Reuters This war on Iran need not have happened—at least not now. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026 My brother’s friend Meg, a stringer for the New York Times, was sent to report from a reunification centre near campus, but the Times sent her home after thirty minutes. — Hazlitt, 25 Feb. 2026 The shark had been caught in a fish stringer about 20 feet deep in the ocean. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stringer

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Noun

And for broadcast leaders, please keep investing in reporters and tools to serve the traveling public.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
The political reporter, who has worked in news settings since high school, says he’s seen the industry evolve and struggle to preserve relevancy in some ways.

— Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of reporter

Noun

The president also frequently recounts that hordes of women, including journalists, Cabinet members and administration officials, used to complain to him about their high heels getting stuck in the mud in the old, grassy Rose Garden.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Jen Kirby is a freelance journalist currently based in Rome, Italy.

— Big Think, Big Think, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of journalist

Noun

Witnesses said the men tried siccing a German shepherd on CBS News Chicago's photojournalist while yelling racial slurs, but the dog did not obey the command.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Staff photojournalist Luke Johnson contributed to this report.

— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026

Definition of photojournalist

Noun

Longtime Philadelphia Daily News sportswriter Dick Jerardi once likened the process to a basketball Ponzi scheme.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
In December a sportswriter published a column with an outright accusation of fixing the championship.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

Definition of sportswriter

Noun

The conflict played out under the watchful eye of Johnson’s senior adviser, Jason Lee — an unusual involvement for a high-ranking mayoral staffer, given that the $8 million grant is administered by a separate department.

— Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
There’s an incredibly welcoming feel, and no staffer blinks an eye at accommodating a baby or rowdy teens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of staffer

Noun

Joining us now is CBS News homeland security and justice correspondent, Nicole Sganga, to tell us more.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Other departures from 60 Minutes include executive editor Draggan Mihailovich, correspondents Cecilia Vega and longtime producer Henry Schuster.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of correspondent

Noun

Carboy did find the Harding memo in the archives of the late Village Voice muckraker Wayne Barrett, but the city has never produced it.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026
Eric Bogosian’s leather jacket-wearing muckraker is still asking questions in season three of Interview With the Vampire, and the AMC series has been renamed in honor of Molloy’s latest subject.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 June 2026

Definition of muckraker

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