EGAVE

stringer

About 0.59 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.
  2. noun Someone who strings someone along.
  3. noun A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.
  4. noun The side rail supporting the rungs of a ladder or the steps of a flight of stairs.
  5. noun A small screw-hook to which piano strings are sometimes attached.
  6. noun A freelance correspondent not on the regular newspaper staff, especially one retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place.
  7. noun A person who plays on a particular string.
  8. noun Wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength.

Similar words

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Word family

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