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
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
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Born in the Bronx, Katz got his start as a stringer with The New York Times, paying his dues during the early 1960s before moving to the newspaper’s sports desk.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Historic photos show fishermen in the Malibu estuary and elsewhere pulling up stringers full of the hefty fish that can grow up to 2 feet, according to Russell Marlow, South Coast senior project manager for California Trout, a conservation group.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Quillin, meanwhile, is a stringer for news services and often goes to the scenes of breaking news to record video.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Tua Tagovailoa has put his team back in playoff contention while the Browns have handed things over to third stringer Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who was awful last week.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Historic photos show fishermen in the Malibu estuary and elsewhere pulling up stringers full of the hefty fish that can grow up to 2 feet, according to Russell Marlow, South Coast senior project manager for California Trout, a conservation group.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Quillin, meanwhile, is a stringer for news services and often goes to the scenes of breaking news to record video.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Tua Tagovailoa has put his team back in playoff contention while the Browns have handed things over to third stringer Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who was awful last week.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Stringer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stringer. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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stringer
noun
string·er
ˈstriŋ-ər 
1
: one that strings
2
: a long piece of wood or metal used for support or strengthening in a building (as under a floor)
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