1
: one that strings
2
: a string, wire, or chain often with snaps on which fish are strung by a fisherman
3
: a narrow vein or irregular filament of mineral traversing a rock mass of different material
4
a
: a long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame or to support a floor
b
c
: a tie in a truss
5
a
: a longitudinal member extending from bent to bent of a railroad bridge and carrying the track
b
: a longitudinal member (as in an airplane fuselage or wing) to reinforce the skin
6
a
: a news correspondent who is paid space rates
b
: a reporter who works for a publication or news agency on a part-time basis
broadly
: correspondent
7
: one estimated to be of specified excellence or efficiency
—used in combination
first-stringer
second-stringer
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Let’s outline the cheapest realistic scenario in which the Knicks re-sign their most consequential second-stringers.
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Fred Katz,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
In Indonesia, a stringer walks through a village, or at least what was once a village before the mud flowed down from a forest and swept the village along with it.
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Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
It’s also made Boston’s defense more susceptible, as Vucevic and third-stringer Luka Garza both are downgrades at that end.
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Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
The most noticeable change, though, was the removal of the central wooden stringer that ran down the board from nose to tail.
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Brent Rose,
Wired News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Fred Katz,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
In Indonesia, a stringer walks through a village, or at least what was once a village before the mud flowed down from a forest and swept the village along with it.
—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
It’s also made Boston’s defense more susceptible, as Vucevic and third-stringer Luka Garza both are downgrades at that end.
—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
The most noticeable change, though, was the removal of the central wooden stringer that ran down the board from nose to tail.
—
Brent Rose,
Wired News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Stringer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stringer. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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stringer
noun
string·er
ˈstriŋ-ər 
1
: one that strings
2
: a long piece of wood or metal used for support or strengthening in a building (as under a floor)
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