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stringer

[string-er] / ˈstrɪŋ ər /


NOUN
foreign correspondent
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She started her career as a stringer for the Chicago Tribune, covering local government in the city’s northern suburbs during the 2009 recession.

From The Wall Street Journal

She previously covered corporate governance and financial regulation as an intern reporter at Bloomberg Law and reported on crime as a metro stringer at the New York Times.

From The Wall Street Journal

The man in his 50s was discovered inside his white Toyota sedan in a parking structure along Century Boulevard near LAX, according to footage broadcast by RMG News, a stringer news service.

From Los Angeles Times

“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