Definitions of stringer:

• noun:   a long horizontal timber to connect uprights
• noun:   brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull
• noun:   a worker who strings

  Example: "A stringer of beads"

• noun:   a member of a squad on a team

  Example: "A first stringer"

• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 12500 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1612)