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What does first-string mean?

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Adjective
  1. describing the members of a sports team who play regularly at the start of a match (rather than being substituted on)
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With three first-string pitchers like Lefty and Jones and Savage, the team would have a fighting chance.
Dont, added the coach, fool yourselves with the idea that if you get in trouble Ill put the first-string men in to pull you out.
She had replaced many of her first-string men, but her captain was still in and so was the quarter-back who had started.
There was no scrimmage until the first-string men had trotted off the field.
On Tuesday the first-string 'varsity men were back at work, with the exception of Benson, whose ankle was in pretty bad condition.
On Friday there was only signal work for the subs, but the first-string players and the second held scrimmage as usual.

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