*stringer*

n. 1. One who strings; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows. [ 1913 Webster ]

Be content to put your trust in honest stringers. Ascham. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A libertine; a wencher. [ Obs. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Railroad) A longitudinal sleeper. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Shipbuilding) A streak of planking carried round the inside of a vessel on the under side of the beams. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Carp.) A long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame, or to support a floor or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Newspapers) A reporter or correspondent who works for a news agency on a part-time basis, especially one covering local news for a newspaper published in a different area; -- called also string correspondent. [ PJC ]

7. (Aviation) a longitudinal supporting structure to reinforce the skin of an airplane fuselage. [ PJC ]