"stringer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /stɹɪŋə/ [UK], /stɹɪŋɚ/ [Canada, US] Audio: En-au-stringer.ogg [Australia] Forms: stringers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋə(ɹ) Etymology: From string + -er (“agent”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|string|er|t2=agent}} string + -er (“agent”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} stringer (plural stringers)
  1. Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows. Translations (one who threads, strings): Saitenaufzieher [masculine] (German), Besaiter [masculine] (German), cordaio [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-stringer-en-noun-NjgWbYxz Disambiguation of 'one who threads, strings': 28 15 2 1 5 6 16 2 2 3 3 2 15
  2. Someone who strings someone along. Translations (one who strings someone along): Führer [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-stringer-en-noun-zKhx4-wH Disambiguation of 'one who strings someone along': 14 40 2 1 4 6 12 1 1 2 3 1 13
  3. A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel. Categories (topical): Ship parts Translations (horizontal timber or piece): poikkipuu (Finnish), lisse [feminine] (French), Pfette [feminine] (German), Holm [masculine] (German), Längsbalken [masculine] (German), Tragbalken [masculine] (German), Streckbalken [masculine] (German), Stützbalken [masculine] (German), Strebe [feminine] (German), Treppenwange [feminine] (German), traversa [feminine] (Italian), montante [masculine] (Italian), longherina [feminine] (Italian), kauhua (Maori), kauhuahua (Maori)
    Sense id: en-stringer-en-noun-kjp5ZB1A Disambiguation of Ship parts: 4 2 13 5 2 6 17 5 5 4 18 6 14 Disambiguation of 'horizontal timber or piece': 2 1 46 3 2 4 6 3 3 3 20 1 7
  4. (carpentry) The side rail supporting the rungs of a ladder or the steps of a flight of stairs. Categories (topical): Carpentry Synonyms: stile, rail
    Sense id: en-stringer-en-noun-T4m4EzuY Topics: business, carpentry, construction, manufacturing
  5. A small screw-hook to which piano strings are sometimes attached.
    Sense id: en-stringer-en-noun-SyjARvn~
  6. (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. Categories (topical): Mass media, People Translations (freelance correspondent): freier Mitarbeiter [masculine] (German), corrispondente libero [masculine] (Italian), giornalista [masculine] (Italian), inviato [masculine] (Italian), stringer (Portuguese), correspondente frila (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-stringer-en-noun-k5jr6oT7 Disambiguation of People: 7 8 0 4 0 10 16 8 5 5 3 19 14 Topics: journalism, media Disambiguation of 'freelance correspondent': 3 3 2 3 2 51 9 3 3 3 4 5 9
  7. (sports) A person who plays on a particular string. Categories (topical): Sports, People, Ship parts
    Sense id: en-stringer-en-noun-0x7K5goA Disambiguation of People: 7 8 0 4 0 10 16 8 5 5 3 19 14 Disambiguation of Ship parts: 4 2 13 5 2 6 17 5 5 4 18 6 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 1 6 8 1 7 15 8 9 7 11 9 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 5 4 8 7 2 7 16 6 5 5 12 7 18 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  8. (surfing) Wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength. Categories (topical): Surfing Translations (wooden strip on a surfboard): Holm [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-stringer-en-noun-WfDqHfn1 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing Disambiguation of 'wooden strip on a surfboard': 1 1 3 3 1 8 15 44 5 5 6 2 6
  9. (baseball, slang, 1800s) A hard-hit ball. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-stringer-en-noun-pbyoz46b Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  10. (fishing) A cord or chain, sometimes with additional loops, that is threaded through the mouth and gills of caught fish. Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-stringer-en-noun-7JNqv8Wy Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
  11. 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. Categories (topical): Ship parts
    Sense id: en-stringer-en-noun-Ld701Xps Disambiguation of Ship parts: 4 2 13 5 2 6 17 5 5 4 18 6 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 1 6 8 1 7 15 8 9 7 11 9 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 5 4 8 7 2 7 16 6 5 5 12 7 18
  12. (obsolete) A libertine; a wencher. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-stringer-en-noun-olrK66fp Disambiguation of People: 7 8 0 4 0 10 16 8 5 5 3 19 14
  13. (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. Categories (topical): Birdwatching, Birdwatching, People, Ship parts
    Sense id: en-stringer-en-noun-LEfFtYGP Disambiguation of Birdwatching: 2 1 2 7 0 4 20 9 9 8 6 4 29 Disambiguation of People: 7 8 0 4 0 10 16 8 5 5 3 19 14 Disambiguation of Ship parts: 4 2 13 5 2 6 17 5 5 4 18 6 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 1 6 8 1 7 15 8 9 7 11 9 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 2 9 5 2 6 17 5 4 5 13 5 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 5 4 8 7 2 7 16 6 5 5 12 7 18 Topics: biology, birdwatching, natural-sciences, ornithology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: first-stringer, second-stringer, third-stringer

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for stringer meaning in English (14.9kB)

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        "(baseball, slang, 1800s) A hard-hit ball."
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