String"er (str&ibreve;ng"&etilde;r), n. 1. One who strings; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.

Be content to put your trust in honest stringers.

2. A libertine; a wencher. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

3. (Railroad) A longitudinal sleeper.

4. (Shipbuilding) A streak of planking carried round the inside of a vessel on the under side of the beams.

5. (Carp.) A long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame, or to support a floor or the like.

String"er (str&ibreve;ng"&etilde;r), n. 1. One who strings; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.

Be content to put your trust in honest stringers.

2. A libertine; a wencher. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

3. (Railroad) A longitudinal sleeper.

4. (Shipbuilding) A streak of planking carried round the inside of a vessel on the under side of the beams.

5. (Carp.) A long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame, or to support a floor or the like.

• someone who threads something
  
• someone who leads someone along
  
• a horizontal timber that supports upright posts
  
• a local freelance reporter for a national or regional newspaper
  
• (surfing) wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength.
        Line up the 1/2 template with the stringer (or draw a center line) — Stephen Pirsch
  
• (baseball) (slang) an 1800s baseball term meaning a hard-hit ball