1. a person or thing that strands someone or something
2. a machine or device used for stranding wire or rope
Usage: technical

Examples

• The broken-down bus became a strander for dozens of passengers.
• The storm was a strander that left many boats on the beach.
• The factory uses a wire strander to twist multiple cables together.
• The rope strander creates stronger cordage by combining fibers.
• Equipment failure made the elevator a strander between floors.