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stringer

/ˈstrɪŋə/

/ˈstrɪŋɚ/

stringernoun

stringers

/ˈstrɪŋə/

/ˈstrɪŋɚ/

Translations

The journalist worked as a stringer for several newspapers.

Журналист работал стрингером для нескольких газет.

The carpenter installed a new stringer in the staircase.

Плотник установил новое стропило в лестнице.

Definitions

A person who works for a newspaper, magazine, or news agency on a part-time basis, often covering a specific area or topic.

The local newspaper hired a stringer to report on community events.

A long horizontal timber or steel beam used in construction to support a structure, such as a staircase or bridge.

The carpenter installed a stringer to support the new staircase.

A string or wire used to hold together or display fish that have been caught.

After a successful day of fishing, he proudly displayed his catch on a stringer.

A person or device that strings objects together, especially one who strings tennis rackets or beads.

The tournament hired an experienced stringer to restring players' rackets.

Synonyms

stringer journalist

stringeradjective

/ˈstrɪŋə/

/ˈstrɪŋɚ/

Used attributively to modify nouns (e.g., "stringer beam").

Definitions

Attributive: of, relating to, or serving as a stringer.

The bridge was reinforced with stringer beams.

stringerproper noun

Definitions

A surname.

Dr. Stringer will see you now.