A Quick and Simple Dictionary

stringer

1. Noun.  Someone who threads something.
2. Noun.  Someone who leads someone along.
3. Noun.  A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.
4. Noun.  A freelance correspondent not on the regular newspaper staff, especially one retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place.
5. Noun.  (surfing) Wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength.
6. Noun.  (baseball, slang) An 1800s baseball term meaning a hard-hit ball.
7. Noun.  (fishing) A cord or chain, sometimes with additional loops, that is threaded through the mouth and gills of caught fish.
8. Noun.  A synonym for a pallet or skid used when shipping LTL [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Less-Than-Truckload_(LTL)_Shipping] freight A platform typically constructed of timber or plastic designed such that freight may be stacked on top and is able to be lifted by a forklift.