stringer

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
stringer/ˈstrɪŋə(r)/

▶noun

• 1 a longitudinal structural piece in a framework, especially that of a ship or aircraft.

• 2 informal a newspaper correspondent who is retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place.

• 3 [in combination] a reserve sports player holding a specified position in an order of preference: first-stringers.

• 4 a stringboard.