bush leaguer
[ boosh-lee-ger ]
noun
Also called busher. Baseball.
a player in a minor league.
an incompetent player who behaves or plays as if they belonged in a minor league.
a person who performs at an inferior level or in an inferior manner.
Origin of bush leaguer
1An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Words Nearby bush leaguer
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use bush leaguer in a sentence
The idea of a bush-leaguer thinking he could break into the majors like that.
Baseball Joe in the Big League | Lester Chadwick
Browse