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1. (n.) stringer
a person or thing that strings.
2. stringer
a long horizontal timber connecting upright posts.
3. stringer
a longitudinal bridge girder for supporting part of a deck or railroad track between bents or piers.
4. stringer
a longitudinal reinforcement in the fuselage or wing of an airplane.
5. stringer
a part-time correspondent for a newspaper, magazine, etc.
6. stringer
a performer ranked according to skill or accomplishment (used in combination):
first-stringers.
Etymology: (1375–1425)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) stringer
a member of a squad on a team
"a first stringer"; "a second stringer"
2. (noun) stringer
a worker who strings
"a stringer of beads"
3. (noun) stringer
brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull
4. (noun) stringer
a long horizontal timber to connect uprights
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) stringer
one who strings; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows
2. (noun) stringer
a libertine; a wencher
3. (noun) stringer
a longitudinal sleeper
4. (noun) stringer
a streak of planking carried round the inside of a vessel on the under side of the beams
5. (noun) stringer
a long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame, or to support a floor or the like
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