leger
noun
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leger
1 American
[lej-er]
/ ˈlɛdʒ ər /
noun
Angling.
Léger
2
American
[ley-zhey]
/ leɪˈʒeɪ /
Léger
British
/ leʒe /
noun
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The benefit side of the leger for mega-events is typically split into two categories: The immediate economic boost from the Games and the long-term utility of Olympic projects.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2021
If there be a faker, I hope he appreciates my sympathetic estimate of his knowledge, assiduity, and skill in leger de main.
From The Clyde Mystery a Study in Forgeries and Folklore by Lang, Andrew
In any intermission of business it was his constant practice to peruse the leger.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler by Johnson, Samuel
His leger might be called a book of the black art; for it was little else than fly-tracks and blots, though the last were found of great assistance in rendering the statements satisfactory.
From The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas by Cooper, James Fenimore
But, as the governor urged him very pressingly, Mr. Pepperell consented to shut up his leger, gird on a sword, and assume the title of General.
From True Stories of History and Biography by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
“I wouldn’t be chasing that,” said Talley Léger, chief market strategist at the Wealth Consulting Group, noting that any pickup in consumer sentiment based on a reaccelerating economy could crush gold prices.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 1, 2026
“He paid for her to attend college, outfitted her in Tom Ford and Hervé Léger dresses and some $15,000 worth of Cartier jewelry,” Lizza wrote.
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2025
Especially formative were his friendships with Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, the scholar-dealer who represented Picasso, Braque, Léger and Gris in pre-World War I Paris, and G.F.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Mr Tryner said Bettina Shaw-Lawrence had been a well-regarded artist herself and initially attended art classes by the painter Fernand Léger in 1938.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
Jamette, wife of Eustache Drouet of S. Léger, had sent two sons, one aged ten, the other seven, to the castle to obtain alms.
From The Book of Were-Wolves by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
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