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minor-leaguer

mi·nor-lea·guer
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahy-ner lee-ger]
    • /ˈmaɪ nər ˈli gər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahy-ner lee-ger]
    • /ˈmaɪ nər ˈli gər/

Definitions of minor-leaguer word

  • noun minor-leaguer a member of a minor-league team. 1
  • noun minor-leaguer Informal. a person whose skill or ability is suited only to a minor league or to a minor role in life. 1

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Origin of minor-leaguer

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; minor league + -er1

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Parts of speech for Minor-leaguer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

minor-leaguer popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% 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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