first-string

2 definitions found

first-string - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  first-string \first-string\ adj.
     First to play in a game; not reserved as a substitute; -- of
     members of a team. Also used in non-sports contexts to mean
     first-rate.
     [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

first-string - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  first-string
      adj 1: of members of a team; not substitutes
      2: being a regular member of a team; "first-string players"