Stringer
Pronunciation: /ˈstrɪŋər/
Stringer (noun)
- a person who writes news stories for a newspaper or magazine but is not a full-time employee.
- a long piece of wood or metal used to support a structure, like a staircase or bridge.
- a thin line used in fishing to catch fish, often attached to a rod.
Examples
- The stringer submitted a report on the local festival.
- A stringer often covers stories for multiple newspapers.
Common collocations: hire a stringer, freelance stringer, stringer report, install a stringer, wooden stringer