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- [string-er]
- /ˈstrɪŋ ər/
- /ˈstrɪŋər/
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- [string-er]
- /ˈstrɪŋ ər/
Definitions of stringer word
- noun stringer a person or thing that strings. 1
- noun stringer a long horizontal timber connecting upright posts. 1
- noun stringer Architecture. string (def 15b). 1
- noun stringer Civil Engineering. a longitudinal bridge girder for supporting part of a deck or railroad track between bents or piers. 1
- noun stringer a longitudinal reinforcement in the fuselage or wing of an airplane. 1
- noun stringer Also called string correspondent. Journalism. a part-time newspaper correspondent covering a local area for a paper published elsewhere: The Los Angeles paper has a correspondent in San Francisco but only a stringer in Seattle. Compare staffer (def 2). 1
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Origin of stringer
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425; See origin at string, -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Stringer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stringer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stringer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stringer
noun stringer
- anchorperson — the primary reporter on a news television broadcast
- beam — If you say that someone is beaming, you mean that they have a big smile on their face because they are happy, pleased, or proud about something.
- biographer — Someone's biographer is a person who writes an account of their life.
- broadcaster — A broadcaster is someone who gives talks or takes part in interviews and discussions on radio or television programmes.
- cantilever — A cantilever is a long piece of metal or wood used in a structure such as a bridge. One end is fastened to something and the other end is used to support part of the structure.
Top questions with stringer
- how to make a stringer?
- what is a stringer?
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- how to use a bow stringer?
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- how tall is ahren stringer?
- what is a stair stringer?
- how to figure stair stringer length?
- how to build a staircase stringer?
- how to build a stair stringer?
- how to make stringer tank top?
- how to determine stair stringer length?
- how to cut stair stringer?
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