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stringer

strin·ger

UK/stɹɪŋə/ US/stɹɪŋɚ/ uncommon obsolete slang

noun

1.

a member of a squad on a team

  • “a first stringer”
  • “a second stringer”
2.

a worker who strings

  • “a stringer of beads”
3.

brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull

4.

a long horizontal timber to connect uprights

Origin

From string + -er.

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