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What is a stringer?

What is a stringer? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.
  2. Someone who leads someone along.
  3. A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.
  4. 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.
  5. (sports) A person who plays on a particular string.
  6. (surfing) Wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength.
  7. (baseball, slang, 1800s) A hard-hit ball.
  8. (fishing) A cord or chain, sometimes with additional loops, that is threaded through the mouth and gills of caught fish.
  9. 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.
  10. (obsolete) A libertine; a wencher.
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