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Definition of first-string adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

first-string

adjective
 
/ˌfɜːst ˈstrɪŋ/
 
/ˌfɜːrst ˈstrɪŋ/
 [only before noun] (North American English)
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  1. (usually of a player on a sports team) very good and used regularly
    • a first-string pitcher
    • He's the first-string critic for our local paper.
    compare second-stringTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
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