bush leaguer

[boosh lee-ger]

noun

1. Also called busher. Baseball.

   1. a player in a minor league.

   2. an incompetent player who behaves or plays as if they belonged in a minor league.

2. a person who performs at an inferior level or in an inferior manner.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bush leaguer¹

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10