stringer

CEFRB2

/stɹɪŋə/

noun

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A long supporting piece in a structure or staircase.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.

Examples

  • A stringer is a part-time journalist who reports for a paper.

  • He worked as a stringer for several major news services this year.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Someone who strings someone along.

  2. Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.

  3. The side rail supporting the rungs of a ladder or the steps of a flight of stairs.

More examples

In context

  • The newspaper hired a local stringer to cover the story.

  • Be content to put your trust in honest stringers.

  • A startled man looked out the office window and then rushed for the door, but the boys were too quick for him. They were lying behind a wooden stringer in the lot before he even got near the door.

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The newspaper hired a blank to cover local news stories.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

From string + -er.