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
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
But Mayo looked like a big leaguer at the plate in his debut. Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2024 Adam Silbert New star Sunnyside: The incredible saga of Jazz Chisholm, a major leaguer from the Bahamas — that’s right, the Bahamas — who has beat the odds twice. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024 Thomas blossomed from a fringe major leaguer into an everyday outfielder and a clubhouse leader as a young team matured with him as a pillar. Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 29 July 2024 The screwball is so rare that Honeywell is believed to be the only current major leaguer throwing the pitch, which left-hander Hector Santiago threw for five teams, including the Angels, from 2011-2019. Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for leaguer 

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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 19 Aug. 2024.

Kids Definition

leaguer

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