Stringer
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Stringer may refer to:
- Stringer (journalism)Stringer (journalism)In journalism, a stringer is a type of freelance journalist or photographer who contributes reports or photos to a news organization on an ongoing basis but is paid individually for each piece of published or broadcast work....
, a type of freelance journalism - Stringer (surname)Stringer (surname)Stringer is an English occupational surname originally for a maker of rope or strings, and especially those for the famous English longbows used for both hunting and war. It is based on an agent derivative of the Old English streng, meaning "string," which is in turn based on the Old Norse strengr...
- Stringer (aircraft), or longeron, a strip of wood or metal to which the skin of an aircraft is fastened
- Stringer, the structural member in a stairwayStairwayStairway, staircase, stairwell, flight of stairs, or simply stairs are names for a construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, called steps...
that supports the treads and risers - Stringer, longitudinal internal member in boatClinker (boat building)Clinker building is a method of constructing hulls of boats and ships by fixing wooden planks and, in the early nineteenth century, iron plates to each other so that the planks overlap along their edges. The overlapping joint is called a land. In any but a very small boat, the individual planks...
and shipbuildingShipbuildingShipbuilding is the construction of ships and floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history.Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both...
that adds stiffness and may facilitate the mounting of further internal structures. - Stringer (Surfing), a thin piece of wood running from nose to tail that increases the strength of a surfboardSurfboardA surfboard is an elongated platform used in the sport of surfing. Surfboards are relatively light, but are strong enough to support an individual standing on them while riding a breaking wave...
- Stringer (slag)Stringer (slag)Stringers are filaments of slag left in wrought iron after the production process. In their correct proportions their presence is beneficial, as they help to control the ductility of the finished product, but when the proportion of slag is too high, or when the filaments run at right angles to the...
, an inclusion, possible leading to a defect, in metal
People with the given name
- Stringer DavisStringer DavisJames Buckley Stringer Davis, generally known as Stringer Davis , was an English character actor. He was married to actress Dame Margaret Rutherford.-Background and marriage:Davis was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England....
(1896–1973), English actor - Mr. Stringer, the part that Davis played alongside his wife Margaret Rutherford in four Miss Marple films
- Stringer BellStringer BellRussell "Stringer" Bell is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by English actor Idris Elba. Bell served as drug kingpin Avon Barksdale's second in command, assuming direct control of the Barksdale Organization during Avon's imprisonment...
, character on The Wire