leaguer

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noun (1)

lea·​guer ˈlē-gər How to pronounce leaguer (audio)
1
: a military camp
2
: siege

leaguer

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verb

leaguered; leaguering; leaguers

leaguer

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noun (2)

leagu·​er ˈlē-gər How to pronounce leaguer (audio)
: a member of a league

Examples of leaguer in a Sentence

Verb an impregnable fortress that not even the mightiest army on earth would venture to leaguer
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Noun
The team’s key rookies and young big leaguers in 2024 included phenom Jackson Merrill and pitchers Jeremiah Estrada, Matt Waldron, Randy Vásquez and Stephen Kolek, a quartet that combined for more than 350 innings. Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 Boone has spent his entire life in baseball, as his father, Bob, and grandfather, Ray, were also big leaguers. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025 Under San Diego two major leaguers in starting pitcher Kutter Crawford and , who placed sixth in American League 2024 Rookie of the Year balloting. Jon Vankin, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025 Off the top of your head, who is the only remaining active major leaguer selected in the 2002 draft? Tony Blengino, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for leaguer

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Dutch leger; akin to Old High German legar bed — more at lair

Noun (2)

league entry 2

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1720, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1591, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of leaguer was in 1537

Cite this Entry

“Leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaguer. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

leaguer

noun
leagu·​er
ˈlē-gər
: a member of a league
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