STRINGER

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

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Proper noun

Stringer (plural Stringers)

An occupational surname for a stringer.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Stringer is the 2091^st 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.

Anagrams

• restring, ringster

Etymology

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• restring, ringster

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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