stringer
(noun) a long horizontal timber to connect uprights
stringer
(noun) brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull
stringer
(noun) a worker who strings; “a stringer of beads”
stringer
(noun) a member of a squad on a team; “a first stringer”; “a second stringer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Stringer (plural Stringers)
An occupational surname for a stringer.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Stringer is the 2091st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 17300 individuals. Stringer is most common among White (75.75%) and Black/African American (19.42%) individuals.
• restring, ringster
stringer (plural stringers)
Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.
Someone who strings someone along.
A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.
The side rail supporting the rungs of a ladder or the steps of a flight of stairs.
A small screw-hook to which piano strings are sometimes attached.
(journalism) 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.
(sports) A person who plays on a particular string.
(surfing) Wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength.
(baseball, slang, 1800s) A hard-hit ball.
(fishing) A cord or chain, sometimes with additional loops, that is threaded through the mouth and gills of caught fish.
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.
(obsolete) A libertine; a wencher.
(birdwatching) 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.
• restring, ringster
Source: Wiktionary
String"er, n.
1. One who strings; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows. Be content to put your trust in honest stringers. Ascham.
2. A libertine; a wencher. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
3. (Railroad)
Definition: A longitudinal sleeper.
4. (Shipbuilding)
Definition: A streak of planking carried round the inside of a vessel on the under side of the beams.
5. (Carp.)
Definition: A long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame, or to support a floor or the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 February 2025
(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
