first-string

first-string (fûrststrng)

adj.

1. Sports Of, relating to, or being a member of the first string of a team.

2. First-rate.

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first-stringer n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	first-string - of members of a team; not substitutes regular - in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties"
	2.	first-string - being a regular member of a team; "first-string players" primary - of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"