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.

Origin of first-string

First recorded in 1915–20

OTHER WORDS FROM first-string

first-string·er, noun

Words nearby first-string

first-past-the-post, first-person shooter, first-rate, first-sale doctrine, first-strike, first-string, first-termer, first-time, first-timer, firstborn, firstcomer

Words related to first string

starters, varsity

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