first-string: Meaning and Definition of

first-string

Pronunciation: (fûrst'string'), [key]
— adj.
  1. composed of regular members, participants, etc. (distinguished from substitute): the first-string team.
  2. foremost; main: the first-string critics.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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