STRINGER
Stringer
In journalism, a stringer is a freelance journalist or photographer who contributes reports or photos to a news organization on an ongoing basis but is paid individually for each piece of published or broadcast work.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Stringer (journalism)
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stringer
Noun
- Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.
- Someone who leads someone along.
- A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel
- 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.
- Wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength.
- Line up the 1/2 template with the stringer (or draw a center line) — Stephen Pirsch 2
- A hard-hit ball.
- A cord or chain, sometimes with additional loops, that is threaded through the mouth and gills of caught fish.
- Janice pulled the bluegill out of the water and added it to her stringer.
- A pallet or skid used when shipping LTL 1 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.
- A libertine; a wencher.
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