[ˈstrɪŋə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a longitudinal structural piece in a framework, especially that of a ship or aircraft

- a newspaper correspondent who is retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place
(e.g: papers relied increasingly on locally based stringers and news agencies)

- a reserve sports player holding a specified position in an order of preference
(e.g: six of the team's 24 first-stringers are Canadian)

- a chain with hooks on which caught fish are strung

- a stringboard


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