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leaguer

lea·guer
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lee-ger]
    • /ˈli gər/
    • /ˈliː.ɡə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lee-ger]
    • /ˈli gər/

Definitions of leaguer word

  • noun leaguer a siege. 1
  • verb with object leaguer to besiege. 1
  • noun leaguer A member of a particular league, especially a sports player. 1
  • noun leaguer an encampment, esp of besiegers 0
  • noun leaguer the siege itself 0
  • noun leaguer a member of a league 0
See all 10 definitions of leaguer

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Origin of leaguer

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; league1 + -er1

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Parts of speech for Leaguer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Leaguer

leaguer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

leaguer usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for leaguer

noun leaguer

  • accessory — Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
  • accomplice — Someone's accomplice is a person who helps them to commit a crime.
  • associate — If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind.
  • coadjutor — a bishop appointed as assistant to a diocesan bishop
  • coalitionism — the principle of governing by coalition
All 14 Synonyms of leaguer

Top questions with leaguer

  • why did the little leaguer chase his sister?
  • what is a texas leaguer in baseball?
  • what is a texas leaguer?

Related words

  • bush leaguer

    Also called busher. Baseball. a player in a minor league. an incompetent player, as one who behaves or plays as if he or she belonged in a minor league.

  • busher

    a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground.

  • ivy league

    a group of colleges and universities in the northeastern U.S., consisting of Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, the University of Pennsylvania, and Brown, having a reputation for high scholastic achievement and social prestige.

  • junior league

    any local branch of a women's organization, the Association of the Junior Leagues of America, Inc., the members of which are engaged in volunteer welfare work, civic affairs, etc.

  • little league

    The Little League is an organization of children's baseball teams that compete against each other in the United States.

  • texas leaguer

    a pop fly that falls safely between converging infielders and outfielders.
All related words to leaguer

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