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Definition of First-rater
1. Noun. One who is first-rate.
Lexicographical Neighbors of First-rater
Literary usage of First-rater
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping by Herbert B. Mason (1908)
"... s ill-fated first-rater, which fought on " The Glorious First of June," and
all through the Napoleonic war, and the later I2o-gun Royal George, ..."
2. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1856)
"The above is a very brief description of the interior arrangements of n screw
first-rater. To describe them fully a volume would hardly suffice. ..."