major leaguer

Or ma·jor-lea·guer

[mey-jer lee-ger]

noun

1. Sports.,  a player in a major league.

Word History and Origins

Origin of major leaguer¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; major league + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Former major leaguer Jayson Werth has become a major player in the world of horse racing through Icon Racing, a horse racing syndicate he formed.

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He was a baseball player growing up with dreams of becoming a major leaguer.

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So I’m the only only major leaguer who never had a Topps card.”

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But if his father provided the spark that made his son a baseball player, teammate Teoscar Hernández provided the help, guidance and mentoring that made Pages an everyday major leaguer.

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And he remembered why he sent Kruger in for the final inning, making him a major leaguer forever.

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