noun
Meaning 1
A siege.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We must break the leaguer of the city.
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leaguer
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CMU ARPABET: L IY1 G ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general.
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noun
Meaning 3
A person in a league.
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Usage: in-compounds, usually
Examples
- I'm not a major-leaguer; I just play baseball.
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noun
Meaning 4
A measure of liquid.
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verb
Meaning 5
To set up camp.
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verb
Meaning 6
To beleaguer; to besiege.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
Etymology
From Dutch leger (“army”), itself derived from Proto-Germanic *legrą. Doublet of lair.
Etymology tree English league Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English leaguer From league + -er.
Related to lager.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: lêer — measure of liquid