Happening for the first time; doing something for the first time.

Alternative spelling of firststringer

Of or relating to an immigrant or his family / Of or relating to the initial version of a class of products

(UK, military, nautical, historical) Of a Royal Navy ship of the line in the Napoleonic Era: having at least 100 guns across three gun decks, a complement of 850–875, and weighing approximately 2,500 tons burthen.

(UK, military, nautical, historical) A first-rate ship of the line.

(Canada, US) The floor of a building at the level of the street or surrounding ground; the ground floor / (Britain) The floor of a building one above the ground floor

(idiomatic) Upon first impression or consideration; seemingly, apparently, ostensibly.

(US) In the United States Army, a non-commissioned officer ranking above sergeant first class and below sergeant major; equal in rank to a master sergeant but with greater command authority.

plural of first sergeant

(modal) After only a superficial examination or review