Definition of stretcher

• n. - One who, or that which, stretches.
• n. - A brick or stone laid with its longer dimension in the line of direction of the wall.
• n. - A piece of timber used in building.
• n. - A narrow crosspiece of the bottom of a boat against which a rower braces his feet.
• n. - A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and griped.
• n. - A litter, or frame, for carrying disabled, wounded, or dead persons.
• n. - An overstretching of the truth; a lie.
• n. - One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle.
• n. - An instrument for stretching boots or gloves.
• n. - The frame upon which canvas is stretched for a painting.