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A regular member of a team or a regular participant (as opposed to a substitute)

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  • Adjective : the first-string team. ,the first-string critics
  • The Orange hope TB Antwon Bailey can have another productive day in support of first-stringer Curtis Brinkley.
  • He excelled as the first-stringer the rest of the way, finishing with a 2.05 goals-against average and three shutouts.
  • Olson began the season as the first-stringer, and although Dorrell wouldn't identify a starter for next week, Olson would seem to have the edge.
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