stringer

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.
2. 2
   Someone who strings someone along.
3. 3
   A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.
4. 4
   The side rail supporting the rungs of a ladder or the steps of a flight of stairs.
5. 5
   A small screw-hook to which piano strings are sometimes attached.
6. 6
   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. 7
   A person who plays on a particular string.
8. 8
   Wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength.
9. 9
   A hard-hit ball.
10. 10
    A cord or chain, sometimes with additional loops, that is threaded through the mouth and gills of caught fish.
11. 11
    A pallet or skid used when shipping less than truckload (LTL) freight. A platform typically constructed of timber or plastic designed such that freight may be stacked on top, able to be lifted by a forklift.
12. 12
    A libertine; a wencher.
13. 13
    A person who deliberately states that a certain bird is present when it is not; one who knowingly misleads other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname originating as an occupation for a stringer.
2. 2
   An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Mississippi, United States, named after a postmaster.