stringer UK /stɹɪŋə/US /stɹɪŋɚ/noun 13forms 1 noun13 •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.And he told a few stories about time he had spent in New York in the 1950s as a stringer for the Asahi newspapers… about meeting Diana Vreeland and Truman Capote and Judy Holiday. — 1991 •A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.A startled man looked out the office window and then rushed for the door, but the boys were too quick for him. They were lying behind a wooden stringer in the lot before he even got near the door. — 1945 •The side rail supporting the rungs of a ladder or the steps of a flight of stairs. •Wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength. •A cord or chain, sometimes with additional loops, that is threaded through the mouth and gills of caught fish."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. — 1970 •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. •Someone who strings someone along. •A person who deliberately states that a certain bird is present when it is not; one who knowingly misleads other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity.[T]hose fellows know how to spot a stringer at work. — 1980 •(slang) A hard-hit ball. •Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.Be content to put your trust in honest stringers. — 1545 •A person who plays on a particular string. •A small screw-hook to which piano strings are sometimes attached. •(no longer used) A libertine; a wencher.A whoreson tyrant! He has been an old stringer in's days — 1607 formsstringers
