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
Carlos Santana’s slugging percentage Entering Sunday, only 12 qualified big leaguers had logged a lower slugging percentage. Zack Meisel, New York Times, 19 May 2025 Preller smartly traded homegrown pitchers, as part of hugely successful moves for big leaguers such as Blake Snell, who won a Cy Young Award with the Padres, and reliever Jason Adam, a standout in last year’s playoff push. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025 As a major leaguer, Serafini went 15-16 with a 6.04 ERA (76 ERA+) in 104 career games (33 starts). Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025 But Baty has finally blossomed from prospect to big leaguer. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025 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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“Leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaguer. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

leaguer

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