first team

noun

The first-choice lineup of players in a team who start the game.

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Meanings

nounfirst team (plural first teams)

plural first teams

  1. hobbiesThe first-choice lineup of players in a team who start the game.
  2. broadcastingThe actors who will actually appear in a scene, as opposed to the stand-ins, or second team, who take their places for the purpose of setting up the shot.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna team representing a college or university

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varsity
Broader
teamsquad
Also see
a teamvarsity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Japanese 一軍
  • 一軍 (ichigun)sports: first-choice lineup
Korean 일군
  • 일군 (ilgun)sports: first-choice lineup
Cite this entry
APA

first team. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20team

MLA

“first team.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20team. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “first team,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20team.

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