Stringer (Noun)

A worker who strings; "a stringer of beads".

Nouns denoting people.

A long horizontal timber to connect uprights.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

A member of a squad on a team; "a first stringer"; "a second stringer".

Nouns denoting people.

The quarterback was a first stringer and always started the game.
After a strong preseason, Johnson became a second stringer on the team's depth chart.
The coach was confident that the backup player would develop into a top-tier stringer within a few games.
As a second stringer, the player had limited time on the field during the regular season.
He had worked hard during training camp and hoped to move up from being a third stringer to a more prominent role on the team.