Definitions

1. noun

A stringsman or stringer is a person who runs a string or a cable, especially in the context of telecommunications or electrical work, or someone who collects or provides information, often for a newspaper or other publication.

“The company hired a team of stringsmen to lay the new fiber-optic cables across the city.”

2. noun

A stringsman may also refer to a musician who plays a stringed instrument, particularly in a musical context such as a string quartet.

“The stringsmen took their places on stage, adjusting their instruments before the concert began.”