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bush leaguer

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noun

Also called busher. Baseball.
  1. a player in a minor league.
  2. 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
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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