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stringer.

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

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/stɹɪŋə/UK/stɹɪŋɚ/Canada, US
  1. Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.

  2. Someone who strings someone along.

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

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

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

  6. 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.

  7. A person who plays on a particular string.

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

  9. A hard-hit ball.

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

  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.

  12. A libertine; a wencher.

    obsolete
  13. 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.

Where this word comes from

From string + -er.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.