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big-leaguer

big-lea·guer
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [big lee-ger]
    • /bɪg ˈli gər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [big lee-ger]
    • /bɪg ˈli gər/

Definitions of big-leaguer word

  • noun big-leaguer Sports. a player in a major league. 1
  • noun big-leaguer Informal. a person who belongs to or works for a big-league organization. 1

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Origin of big-leaguer

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1895-1900; big league + -er1

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Parts of speech for Big-leaguer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

big-leaguer popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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