Verb
an impregnable fortress that not even the mightiest army on earth would venture to leaguer
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Noun
The best month of June any second-year big-leaguer compiled came from a left-hander in Kansas City.—
Sam McDowell 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026 Swanson also became the first Cub to have four RBIs or more in three consecutive games, something a big-leaguer hadn’t done since the Baltimore Orioles’ Chris Davis in 2013.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026 First baseman Pete Alonso, who joined the Orioles this season on a five-year, $155 million free-agent contract, said minor-leaguers are less prepared for the majors than in the past, in part because of schedule changes Major League Baseball instituted in 2021.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
18 June 2026 But as his baseball game evolved past his middle-school days, Taylor gave up the other sports in anticipation of earning a living as a versatile big leaguer.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for leaguer
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Dutch leger; akin to Old High German legar bed — more at lair