first-desk

first-desk
\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
: first in rank among players of the same instrument in an orchestra

the first-desk players of the string section

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first-desk «FURST DEHSK», adjective.
ranking among the foremost performers in an orchestra; first-chair.

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