[string.er] n (14c) 1: one that strings
2: a string, wire, or chain often with snaps on which fish are strung by a fisherman
3: a narrow vein or irregular filament of mineral traversing a rock mass of different material
4. a: a long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame or to support a floor b: string 7a c: a tie in a truss
5. a: a longitudinal member extending from bent to bent of a railroad bridge and carrying the track b: a longitudinal member (as in an airplane fuselage or wing) to reinforce the skin
6. a: a news correspondent who is paid space rates b: a reporter who works for a publication or news agency on a part-time basis; broadly: correspondent 7: one estimated to be of specified excellence or efficiency--used in combination "first-stringer" "second-stringer"