stringer

/ˈstrɪŋər/

Definitions

1. noun

A person or thing that strings or strings something.

“The carpenter worked as a stringer to install the wooden frames.”

2. noun

A person who gathers or supplies news or information to a newspaper or magazine.

“He worked as a stringer for a local news agency, sending in reports from the scene.”

3. noun

A long, narrow strip of wood or other material, especially one used as the frame of a window or door.

“The stringer of the window frame was damaged in the storm.”

4. verb

To gather or supply news or information to a newspaper or magazine.

“She stringed the local events for the weekly newspaper.”

5. verb

To supply or provide something, especially news or information.

“The reporter stringed the story to the editor.”

Synonyms

  • gatherer
  • supplier

Antonyms

  • hoarder
  • withholder