leaguer

[ lee-ger ]

/ ˈli gər /

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noun

a member of a league.

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Origin of leaguer

First recorded in 1585–95; league¹ + -er¹

Words nearby leaguer

league, League City, league football, League of Nations, League of Women Voters, leaguer, league table, Leah, Leahy, leak, leakage

Other definitions for leaguer (2 of 2)

leaguer²

[ lee-ger ]

/ ˈli gər /

Archaic.

verb (used with object)

to besiege.

noun

a siege.

Origin of leaguer

First recorded in 1590–1600, leaguer is from the Dutch word leger army, camp. See lair¹

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How to use leaguer in a sentence

He studies his starts on film, and because the time off has helped his body heal, he’s finally able to work on his craft between starts, going into detail with former big leaguer and current Lehigh Valley pitching coach Aaron Fultz.
This Former No. 1 Pick Is Trying To Forge An MLB Career … At Age 30|Howard Megdal|August 19, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Before 2019, Marcus Semien was already a valuable major leaguer.
Marcus Semien Bet On Himself. It’s Paying Off.|Brian Menéndez|July 1, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
He is an everyday big leaguer trying to find his way at 23, an unfinished product with an undetermined future.
Victor Robles, no longer a prospect and not yet a star, is still fighting his potential|Barry Svrluga|May 7, 2021|Washington Post
Major leaguers can’t participate in the Olympics, and that’s a detriment for all competing countries, but especially Team USA.
Hey Batter Batter! The Boys of Summer Are Back!|Joshua Eferighe|May 6, 2021|Ozy

Earlier this month, in a “B game” with minor leaguers, he played nine innings in center field and looked comfortable.
The questions surrounding Nationals third baseman Carter Kieboom|Jesse Dougherty|March 19, 2021|Washington Post
The Christians were through the leaguer, and entered Mawana without losing a man, and with their supply of cartridges intact.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
A dead silence soon reigned over that great host which lay in leaguer before Liege.
Quentin Durward|Sir Walter Scott
But we cannot hold out with our few folk and scanty provender against the leaguer of thirty thousand.
Joan of the Sword Hand|S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
Rogers speaks of shipping while at Batavia "half a leaguer of Spelman's neep, or the best sort of arrack."
Life Aboard a British Privateer in the Time of Queen Anne|Robert C. Leslie
I looked about for a place to stand upon, to speak unto the people, for they lay all up and down, like people at a leaguer.
George Fox|George Fox

British Dictionary definitions for leaguer (1 of 2)

leaguer¹

/ (ˈliːɡə) /

noun archaic

an encampment, esp of besiegers

the siege itself

Word Origin for leaguer

C16: from Dutch leger siege; related to lair 1

British Dictionary definitions for leaguer (2 of 2)

leaguer²

/ (ˈliːɡə) /

noun

mainly US and Canadian a member of a league

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leaguer

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British Dictionary definitions for leaguer (2 of 2)