major leaguers

noun

plural of major leaguer
as in bigs
one of high position or importance within a group it was never a major leaguer among book publishers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for major leaguers
  1. bigs
  2. heavyweights
  3. heavies
  4. wheels
  5. big boys
  6. big guns
  7. heavy hitters
  8. lions
Noun
  • Unfortunately, the less said about China’s guards, the better; their main job is to get the ball past half court without turning it over and then feed the bigs.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • That is a remarkable incentive, if not catnip, to send Condon to the bigs.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of bigs
Noun
  • The partnership follows a series of major tie-ups over the past year with other finance heavyweights, including Goldman Sachs and Brookfield.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • His title defense begins Wednesday against Bear 164, Bucky, one of the river's emerging heavyweights.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of heavyweights
Noun
  • Mehring’s characters include petty criminals, unscrupulous lawyers, Galician Jews, Freikorps heavies, local and international businessmen, Prussian generals, and the everyday citizens inhabiting the streets of Berlin’s old and rather dingy center.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The album also features cameos by heavies from Gojira, Lamb of God, Queens of the Stone Age, and Clutch.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of heavies
Noun
  • Link launched on July 3 but quickly ran into electronic problems that took out two of the three reaction wheels needed to turn the spacecraft.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The Sooners were driving to answer the score when the wheels started coming off for their offense on a second-and-goal at the Georgia 4.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of wheels
Noun
  • These are the 30-homer big boys, the men who hit in the top four spots of most teams’ lineups.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But taking on one of Wall Street’s big boys, and then getting squashed for it, ranks right up there.
    — Liz Peek, Washington Post, 4 May 2026
Definition of big boys
Noun
  • After England have raised a glass comes a three-match one-day international series this week when India will welcome back big guns including captain Shubman Gill and legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • The Minnesota Wild’s big guns showed up in a big way Saturday night, and the Avs looked wobbly for the first time in this tournament in a 5-1 loss in Game 3 at Grand Casino Arena.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 10 May 2026
Definition of big guns
Noun
  • These folks don’t know about the other Tom Cruise, the actor who sought out arthouse heavy hitters and auteurs, and gave himself over to their visions.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Ahead of this year’s festival, Lim spoke to Variety about lining up so many heavy hitters and whether festivalgoers should be prepared for any surprises.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of heavy hitters
Noun
  • While other competitors incorporated imagery such as lions, Diggs centered his work on a person in an urban environment.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Sea lions and fur seals in Monterey Bay have been hit hard by domoic acid poisoning in 2026, the Marine Mammal Center said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of lions
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“Major leaguers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/major%20leaguers. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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