Stringer
Surname for some
A stringer is a journalist who works freelance for a news organization, typically covering a specific geographic area or beat without being on staff: The paper relies on stringers for rural coverage.
In construction, a stringer is a long horizontal support beam, especially one running along stairs to hold the treads.
In sports, compound forms indicate skill level: a first-stringer is a starter, while a second-stringer rides the bench.
Self-employed service provider
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- reporterOne who gathers news
- contributorOne who provides something
- tipsterOne who shares predictions
photojournalist · newsroom · byline · assignment · pitch · editor · deadline · publication
Structural support member
- joistHorizontal structural beam
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- staircaseIndoor flight of steps
riser · tread · structural · horizontal · lumber · carpentry · woodwork · header
Team sport with hoops
team · backup · practice · player · depth chart · substitute · minutes · rotation
freelancer
Self-employed service provider
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- reporterOne who gathers news
- contributorOne who provides something
tipster · photojournalist · newsroom · byline · assignment · pitch · editor · deadline · publication · story
beam
Structural support member
staircase · riser · tread · structural · horizontal · lumber · carpentry · woodwork · header · framework
line
Continuous mark or queue
hook · keeper · live well · creel · bass · trout · angler · tackle · pier · dock
basketball
Team sport with hoops
squad · team · backup · practice · player · depth chart · substitute · minutes · rotation · coach
bow
Respectful forward inclination
silencer · dampener · cable · compound · riser · accessory · vibration · noise · hunting · shooting
Stringerstarter
Initiator of action
first-string · first-stringer · star player · franchise player · team captain
- pull stringsExert covert influence
- string quartetsCompositions for four bowed instruments
- strings togetherLinks items consecutively
- no strings attachedWithout obligations or conditions
- strings attachedHidden conditions on offers
- pulling stringsExercising covert influence
string, strings, stringed, stringing, stringy, stringiness, hamstring, hamstrings, bowstring