stringer

noun

1. Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.
2. Someone who strings someone along.
3. A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.
4. The side rail supporting the rungs of a ladder or the steps of a flight of stairs.
5. A small screw-hook to which piano strings are sometimes attached.
6. A freelance correspondent not on the regular newspaper staff, especially one retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place.
7. A person who plays on a particular string.
8. Wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength.
9. A hard-hit ball.
10. A cord or chain, sometimes with additional loops, that is threaded through the mouth and gills of caught fish.
11. A pallet or skid used when shipping less than truckload (LTL) freight. A platform typically constructed of timber or plastic designed such that freight may be stacked on top, able to be lifted by a forklift.
12. A libertine; a wencher.
13. A person who deliberately states that a certain bird is present when it is not; one who knowingly misleads other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity.