stringer

string·er  (strngr)

n.

1. One that strings: a stringer of beads.

2. Architecture

a. A long heavy horizontal timber used as a support or connector.

b. A stringboard.

3. A horizontal timber used to support upright posts.

4. Sports A member of a specified string or squad on a team. Often used in combination: a first-stringer; a second-stringer.

5. A part-time or freelance correspondent for the news media.

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stringer [ˈstrɪŋə]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect

a.  a long horizontal beam that is used for structural purposes

b.  another name for stringboard

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a longitudinal structural brace for strengthening the hull of a vessel

3. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) a journalist retained by a newspaper or news service on a part-time basis to cover a particular town or area

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stringer - a member of a squad on a team; "a first stringer"; "a second stringer" team, squad - a cooperative unit (especially in sports) player, participant - a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
	2.	stringer - a worker who strings; "a stringer of beads" worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
	3.	stringer - brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull bracing, brace - a structural member used to stiffen a framework
	4.	stringer - a long horizontal timber to connect uprights timber - a beam made of wood

Translations

stringer [ˈstrɪŋəʳ] N (= journalist) → corresponsal mf local(a tiempo parcial)

stringer

n (Press sl) → Lokalreporter(in) m(f)