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STRINGER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stringer mean? 

STRINGER (noun)
  The noun STRINGER has 4 senses:

1. a member of a squad on a teamplay

2. a worker who stringsplay

3. brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hullplay

4. a long horizontal timber to connect uprightsplay

  Familiarity information: STRINGER used as a noun is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


STRINGER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of a squad on a team

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

a second stringer

Hypernyms ("stringer" is a kind of...):

participant; player (a person who participates in or is skilled at some game)

Holonyms ("stringer" is a member of...):

squad; team (a cooperative unit (especially in sports))


Sense 2

Meaning:

A worker who strings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

a stringer of beads

Hypernyms ("stringer" is a kind of...):

worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)

Derivation:

string (thread on or as if on a string)


Sense 3

Meaning:

Brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("stringer" is a kind of...):

brace; bracing (a structural member used to stiffen a framework)


Sense 4

Meaning:

A long horizontal timber to connect uprights

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("stringer" is a kind of...):

timber (a beam made of wood)


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