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leaguer

1

[ lee-ger ]

noun

  1. a member of a league.


leaguer

2

[ lee-ger ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to besiege.

noun

  1. a siege.

leaguer

1

/ ˈ±ô¾±ËÉ¡É™ /

noun

  1. an encampment, esp of besiegers
  2. the siege itself
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

leaguer

2

/ ˈ±ô¾±ËÉ¡É™ /

noun

  1. a member of a league
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of leaguer1

First recorded in 1585–95; league 1 + -er 1

Origin of leaguer2

First recorded in 1590–1600, leaguer is from the Dutch word leger army, camp. See lair 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of leaguer1

C16: from Dutch leger siege; related to lair 1
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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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Eovaldi’s success after his second surgery with the New York Yankees in 2016 — he had his first as a high school junior in 2007 — helped light the path for Taillon, who had surgeries as a minor leaguer in 2014 and with the Pirates in 2019.

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When it comes to teenagers who look the part of a future major leaguer, Quentin Young of Oaks Christian comes to mind.

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She’s the daughter of former major leaguer Jeff Suppan.

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“For every guy, I wrote, ‘Fringe major leaguer,’" Uecker said of his days scouring amateur games. "So in case he made it nobody could say, ‘How’d you miss that guy?’

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