first-string

[ furst-string ]

/ ˈfɜrstˈstrɪŋ /

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adjective

composed of regular members, participants, etc. (distinguished from substitute): the first-string team.

foremost; main: the first-string critics.

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there

they're

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Origin of first-string

First recorded in 1915–20

OTHER WORDS FROM first-string

first-stringer, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for first-string

first string

noun

the top player of a team in an individual sport, such as squash

adjective first-string

being a regular member of a team rather than a substitute or reserve

being the top player of a team in an individual sport

of high rating; first-class

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