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
Left-hander Garrett McDaniels, currently with the Los Angeles Angels as a Rule 5 draft pick, is another of Rosenthal’s major leaguers, a non-drafted free agent the scout signed out of Coastal Carolina for $20,000 in 2022. Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025 Robinson broke the color barrier and faced challenges few major leaguers ever had to endure. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025 When DeRosa was named Team USA manager again for 2026, the former big leaguer immediately tried recruiting Judge again. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025 Despite the former major leaguers, San Jose was last in runs scored and home runs, and only three teams had a lower batting average. Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 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 1 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

leaguer

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