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stringer

/ˈstrɪŋər/
/ˈstrɪŋgə/
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Other forms: stringers

Definitions of stringer
  1. noun
    a worker who strings
    “a stringer of beads”
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    type of:
    worker
    a person who works at a specific occupation
  2. noun
    a long horizontal timber to connect uprights
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    type of:
    timber
    a beam made of wood
  3. noun
    brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull
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    type of:
    brace, bracing
    a structural member used to stiffen a framework
  4. noun
    a member of a squad on a team
    “a first stringer
    “a second stringer
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    type of:
    participant, player
    a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
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