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big leaguer

or big-lea·guer

[ big-lee-ger ]
/ ˈbɪg ˈli gər /
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noun
Sports. a player in a major league, especially in baseball.
Informal. a person who belongs to or works for a large or powerful organization.
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Origin of big leaguer

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; big league + -er1

Words nearby big leaguer

big kahuna, big labor, big laurel, bigleaf maple, big league, big leaguer, big-leaved magnolia, big lie, bigly, big mama, big media
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How to use big leaguer in a sentence

  • It is in the pinch that the pitcher shows whether or not he is a Big Leaguer.

    Pitching in a Pinch|Christy Mathewson

  • He had to be a wise guy to slip one over on an old big-leaguer like yours truly, and that's no sidewalk banter either.

    Back Home|Irvin S. Cobb

  • Human nature is just the same in a twenty-thousand-a-year big leaguer as it is in anybody else, if you know how to go at him.

    Local Color|Irvin S. Cobb

  • So if a pitcher expects to be a successful Big Leaguer, he must guard against eccentricities of temperament and mechanical motion.

    Pitching in a Pinch|Christy Mathewson
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