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stringer

/stɹɪŋɚ/ /stɹɪŋə/

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noun

Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.

Examples :

"The stringer carefully replaced the broken bowstring, making sure it was tight enough for practice. "

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Someone who strings someone along.

Examples :

""Mark is a stringer; he always says he'll help with the project, but then disappears when it's time to work." "

person character attitude

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A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.

Examples :

"The shipwright carefully inspected the stringer that supported the hull, making sure it was strong enough for the voyage. "

architecture nautical building technical structure material

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The side rail supporting the rungs of a ladder or the steps of a flight of stairs.

Examples :

"The carpenter reinforced the ladder's stringer with an extra piece of wood. "

architecture part building

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A small screw-hook to which piano strings are sometimes attached.

Examples :

"The piano tuner carefully tightened each stringer before adjusting the string tension. "

music part device

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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.

Examples :

"The small-town newspaper relied on a stringer to cover local high school sports games since they didn't have enough reporters on staff. "

media communication writing job organization business

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A person who plays on a particular string.

Examples :

""Our school orchestra needed a new stringer for the viola section after one of the students moved away." "

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Wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength.

Examples :

"Line up the 1/2 template with the stringer (or draw a center line) — Stephen Pirsch http//www.surfersteve.com/shaping.htm"

sport material nautical

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(1800s) A hard-hit ball.

Examples :

"The baseball player hit a powerful stringer, sending the ball flying over the fence. "

sport entertainment

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A cord or chain, sometimes with additional loops, that is threaded through the mouth and gills of caught fish.

Examples :

"After a successful afternoon fishing, Dad used a stringer to keep his catch together in the water. "

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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.

Examples :

"The forklift carefully lifted the stringer loaded with boxes of tiles, ready for delivery. "

material business commerce industry technical

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A libertine; a wencher.

Examples :

"Old Mr. Henderson, known as a stringer in his youth, now regrets his past relationships and wishes he'd focused on his family. "

person character sex

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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.

Examples :

""The local birdwatching community distrusted him after he became known as a stringer, claiming to have seen a rare eagle that no one else could confirm." "

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