Jonathan Miles

You pray for days when the crappie fishing is so relentlessly good that you're giggling like a kid and the only things you're lacking in life are another stringer and an extra hour on the water. But what do you do with that pile of freshly caught crappies spilling out of your cooler? Call your pals for a mega-fry.

Charles Kuralt

For a while there, I was a stringer. The expression comes from the old habit of stringing together the column inches that you had written. They'd measure it and pay you 10 cents an inch for your printed copy.

American Journalist

Stringer refers to load-bearing parts, crucial for stability in buildings and bridges.

Structural Support

Used in construction, knowing this term helps discuss building frameworks effectively.

Construction Vocabulary

In journalism, 'stringer' implies non-staff, occasional contributors to media outlets.

Journalism Jargon

Stringers earn based on stories or words submitted, not a fixed wage.

Pay Per Piece

A stringer in tennis prepares rackets, an essential role for player performance.

Sports Equipment

Not just anyone; stringers have specialized skills for the job.

Specialist Role

A stringer here means a line or chain for holding caught fish, a part of fishing equipment.

Fishing Gear

Beyond catching fish, stringers are also for temporary storage in water.

Catching and Storing

In aviation, stringers are longitudinal supports in an airplane's structure.

Aircraft Framework

Stringer is a technical aviation term, showing the importance of vocabulary in understanding different fields.

Technical Term

 epoxy, sometimes fiberglass. There often is also a stringer, a wood piece down the middle, which makes it stronger. The rocker is the curvature of the board in the front. That is important because that determines what kind of wave you will be able to take,