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stringer

[string-er] / ˈstrɪŋ ər /


NOUN
foreign correspondent
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“Make it staff,” Faas said—meaning a member of AP, not a lowly stringer.

From The Wall Street Journal

RFA laid off its stringers in Myanmar a day before a devastating March earthquake.

From Barron's

Israel has escorted a trickle of foreign journalists on tightly controlled visits, and a handful of media outlets either had their own local Palestinian stringers or engaged Gaza-based reporters.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the reason they have three shutouts in lopsided victories is that the second stringers are performing as well as first stringers when coach Jon Ellinghouse clears the bench.

From Los Angeles Times

She contributed to the New York Times as an election stringer during the 2024 presidential election and reported on culture and politics at the Paris Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times