string·er (str?ng??r)n.1. One that strings: a stringer of beads.2. Architecture a. A long heavy horizontal timber used as a support or connector.b. A stringboard.3. Sports A member of a specified string or squad on a team. Often used in combination: a first-stringer; a second-stringer.4. A part-time or freelance correspondent for the news media.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.stringer (?str???) n1. (Architecture) architect a. a long horizontal beam that is used for structural purposesb. another name for stringboard2. (Nautical Terms) nautical a longitudinal structural brace for strengthening the hull of a vessel3. (Journalism & Publishing) a journalist retained by a newspaper or news service on a part-time basis to cover a particular town or areaCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014string?er (?str?? ?r) n. 1. a person or thing that strings. 2. a long horizontal timber connecting upright posts. 3. string (def. 10b). 4. a longitudinal bridge girder for supporting part of a deck or railroad track between bents or piers. 5. a longitudinal reinforcement in the fuselage or wing of an airplane. 6. a part-time correspondent for a newspaper, magazine, etc. 7. a performer ranked according to skill or accomplishment (used in combination): first-stringers. [1375?1425] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.