stringer Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a member of a squad on a team
- a first stringer
- a second stringer
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noun a worker who strings
- a stringer of beads
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noun brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull
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noun a long horizontal timber to connect uprights
WordNet
String"er noun
Definitions
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One who strings; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows. Be content to put your trust in honest stringers. Ascham.
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A libertine; a wencher. Obs. Beau. & Fl. -
(Railroad) A longitudinal sleeper. -
(Shipbuilding) A streak of planking carried round the inside of a vessel on the under side of the beams. -
(Carp.) A long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame, or to support a floor or the like.
