bush leaguer
- Also called busher. Baseball.
- a player in a minor league.
- an incompetent player, as one who behaves or plays as if he or she belonged in a minor league.
- a person who performs at an inferior level or in an inferior manner.
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Origin of bush leaguer
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
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Related Words for bush leaguer
dilettante, tenderfoot, ham, beginner, novice, layperson, recruit, neophyte, hopeful, aspirant, learner, abecedarian, dabbler, apprentice, tyro, greenhorn, probationer, nonprofessional, smattererExamples from the Web for bush leaguer
Historical Examples of bush leaguer
The idea of a bush-leaguer thinking he could break into the majors like that.
Baseball Joe in the Big LeagueLester Chadwick