stringer

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In journalism, a stringer is a type of freelance journalist who contributes reportage to a news organization on an on-going basis but is paid individually for each piece of published or broadcast work.

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  1. noun One that strings: a stringer of beads.
  2. noun Architecture A long heavy horizontal timber used as a support or connector.
  3. noun Architecture A stringboard.

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  • Liza's a stringer, meaning she hangs about hoping for a political scandal, a train explosion, or some meteor to strike before her very eyes. —  process 10
  • I would go with the longer scale length for a 5-stringer (14.5) b / c of that low string. —  Mandolin Cafe News
  • In journalism, a stringer is a type of freelance journalist who contributes reportage to a news organization on an on-going basis but is paid individually for each piece of published or broadcast work. —  Moving at the Speed of Creativity
  • A former fourth-stringer who was the 199th overall selection in the 2000 draft, Brady himself took over at quarterback when longtime starter —  ESPN.com
  • A former fourth-stringer who was the 199th overall selection in the 2000 draft, Brady himself took over at quarterback when longtime starter Drew Bledsoe sustained a life-threatening chest injury in a 2001 game against the New York Jets. —  msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
 

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/ˈstrɪŋər/
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