leaguer

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noun (1)

lea·​guer ˈlē-gər How to pronounce leaguer (audio)
1
: a military camp
2
: siege

leaguer

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verb

leaguered; leaguering; leaguers

leaguer

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noun (2)

leagu·​er ˈlē-gər How to pronounce leaguer (audio)
: a member of a league

Examples of leaguer in a Sentence

Verb an impregnable fortress that not even the mightiest army on earth would venture to leaguer
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Noun
The Reds could part ways with a big leaguer like Marte and a prospect or two to bring Robert to the Queen City. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 More than two decades later, Baker has graduated from bat boy to major leaguer. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024 The last major leaguer that young to have that kind of success at the level was Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024 Jackson Holliday and Coby Mayo are big leaguers, earning their respective call-ups last week after spending the majority of the season sharing a lineup in Triple-A Norfolk. Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for leaguer 

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Dutch leger; akin to Old High German legar bed — more at lair

Noun (2)

league entry 2

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1720, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1591, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of leaguer was in 1537

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Cite this Entry

“Leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaguer. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

leaguer

noun
leagu·​er
ˈlē-gər
: a member of a league
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