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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Origin of first-string
First recorded in 1915–20
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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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