major league

noun

1

: a league of highest classification in U.S. professional baseball

broadly : a league of major importance in any of various sports

2

: big time sense 2

major-league

ˈmā-jər-ˈlēg 

adjective

major leaguer noun

Synonyms of major league

• big(s)
• big time

Examples of major league in a Sentence

when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues

Recent Examples on the Web

That was the only complete game for Ginn in his three-year major league career. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

Former Dodgers infielder Ron Hunt, a two-time All-Star whose career included several historic milestones across 12 major league seasons with five different franchises, has died at the age of 85. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Mahomes will be ranked in the top 10 for the next 10 years given the NFL industry’s inability to assign a year-over-year WAR value like major league baseball. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 July 2026

What’s been the hardest adjustment from the KBO to major league baseball? — Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for major league

• chincoteague
• blitzkrieg
• fatigue
• intrigue
• muskeg

Kids Definition

major league

noun

: a league in the highest class of U.S. professional sports