Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of a league; a confederate; one who belongs to a league of individuals or parties within a state: as, the French leaguers fought against both Henry III. and Henry IV.
- To beleaguer; besiege.
- noun A camp; especially, the camp of a besieging army; a besieging force.
- noun Investment of a town or fort by an army; a siege or besiegement.
- noun Association in a league; leagued or confederate action.
- noun A large cask; a tun; specifically (nautical), a cask for water holding 159 imperial gallons, carried on vessels before the introduction of water-tanks.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general.
- noun rare A siege or beleaguering.
- transitive verb obsolete To besiege; to beleaguer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun usually in compounds A person in a
league - noun A
siege - noun A measure of liquid
- verb obsolete To besiege; to beleaguer.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Given that the minimum salary of a major leaguer is nearly $400,000 a year, and the median salary is about $1 million, the price does not seem very high.
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Given that the minimum salary of a major leaguer is nearly $400,000 a year, and the median salary is about $1 million, the price does not seem very high.
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Perhaps of greater interest to the fantasy leaguer is the likelihood of these players getting dealt before their contract expires.
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Bellinger, a career minor leaguer, is a pinch-runner who can play anywhere in field.
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The son of a former major leaguer is brawny and powerful and has great hitting mechanics as taught by his father Jeff Burroughs, a former batting champion and AL
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a big-leaguer is persuaded to wear something to shield himself only after he receives a scare.
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There was no lead on board to make a coffin: a cask called a leaguer, which is of the largest size on shipboard, was therefore chosen for the reception of the Body; which, after the hair had been cut off, was stripped of the clothes except the shirt, and put into it, and the Cask was then filled with brandy. [
The Death of Lord Nelson William Beatty 1807
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With Springfield, his pitching coach was former major leaguer Dennis Martinez.
Brian Broderick, the Rule 5 draft pick who struck out Bryce Harper 2011
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At age 36, he was nearing the end as a major leaguer.
Our Worst-Star Team Darren Everson 2011
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All through the minors and into his first years as a major leaguer, Gardner was an excellent base-stealer, swiping bags at a success rate above 80%.
A Skunk at the Gardner Party Daniel Barbarisi 2011
she commented on the word leaguer
A military camp, esp. one engaged in a siege; an investing force (adapt. fr. Dutch leger camp).
August 6, 2008