Synonyms for stringer


Grammar : Noun
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Phonetic Transcription : ˈstrɪŋ ər

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Définition of stringer

Origin :
  • "newspaper correspondent paid by length of copy," 1950, probably from earlier figurative sense of "one who strings words together" (1774); agent noun from string (v.).
  • As in journalist : noun person who writes about factual events for a living
  • As in newsman/newswoman : noun reporter
  • As in reporter : noun person who informs
  • As in beam : noun length of material used as support
  • As in writer : noun person who composes with language
  • As in foreign correspondent : noun journalist reporting from abroad
  • As in rafter : noun beam
  • As in correspondent : noun person communicating in writing
Example sentences :
  • At any rate, Stringer is after him, but he's got next to nothing to go upon.
  • Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
  • Sowerby stared hard, and Stringer scratched his chin, reflectively.
  • Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
  • You, Stringer, appear to think that Nurse Proctor is responsible.
  • Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
  • Stringer emptied his glass of rum, and Sowerby disposed of his stout.
  • Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
  • Even as he spoke, a drop of rain fell upon the back of Stringer's hand.
  • Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
  • "They didn't slip away from the wharf," cried Stringer over his shoulder.
  • Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
  • "It's the rain that's doing it," said the man beside Stringer.
  • Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
  • "We have got them beaten," said Stringer, a faint note of triumph in his voice.
  • Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
  • "I've just come back from that explosion," the Carson City stringer said.
  • Extract from : « Make Mine Homogenized » by Rick Raphael
  • As we rolled over the "stringer" of the bridge, I was partly under the horse.
  • Extract from : « When Life Was Young » by C. A. Stephens

Antonyms for stringer

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