first-string

adjective

describing the members of a sports team who play regularly at the start of a match (rather than being substituted on)

Meanings

adjective
  1. describing the members of a sports team who play regularly at the start of a match (rather than being substituted on)

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof members of a team; not substitutes

Similar

adjectivebeing a regular member of a team

Similar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

first-string. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first-string

MLA

“first-string.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first-string. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “first-string,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first-string.

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