First chair

/fˈɜːst tʃˈeə/

/fˈɜːst tʃˈɛɹ/

First chair

the principal or lead musician of a particular section in an orchestra or ensemble

Examples

1. He was the first chair for experimental physics in Germany.

2. I'm like, I'm first chair, Dad.

3. Actually, the first chair of an English department anywhere in the country was Fancis March, who was appointed in 1857 to Lafayette College.

4. She sat in the first chair to rest her feet.