first-string

1. 1.

   of members of a team; not substitutes

   Similarregular
2. 2.

   being a regular member of a team

   “first-string players”

   Similarprimary

Questions about first-string

What does first-string mean?

first-string means "of members of a team; not substitutes". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in first-string?

first-string has 2 syllables and divides as first--string under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.