stringer
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- noun
- /ˈstrɪŋər/
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- Coach had promised that everyone would get into the game, but there was no hiding the fact that Darren was a second-stringer.
- first-stringer
- second-stringer
- third-stringer
Examples
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You're just as much part of this team as the first-stringers.
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You second-stringers, don't take it too hard.
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We could do with a stringer for the high school football coverage.
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From what I can see, it looks like I'll be the first stringer there.
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The coach decided to bring me up to varsity as a third stringer.
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I think we ought to just play the 2nd and 3rd stringers the whole game.
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Yeah, Coach, I'm a first-stringer.
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Coach Bob Ladouceur is buying some rest for his starters by sending in his second-stringers.
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With Romo and Jon Kitna out, Dallas had to start third-stringer Stephen McGee.
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In the upcoming game, Sarah is the first stringer and will be playing as the starting quarterback.
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A person who works with others to reach a shared goal
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Etymology
Stringer for a team member comes from the phrase first string, where string means 'a line or group of players' and -er marks a person in that group. So a stringer is a player in the lineup, like a first or second string player.