leaguer
English
Etymology 1
From Dutch leger (“army”), itself derived from Proto-Germanic *legrą. Doublet of lair.
Noun
leaguer (plural leaguers)
- A siege.
- We must break the leaguer of the city.
- The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general.
- 1616, Ben Jonson, The Devil Is an Ass
- Your sutler's wife in the leaguer, of two blanks
- 1616, Ben Jonson, The Devil Is an Ass
- A measure of liquid.
- 1794, Cape of Good Hope:
- Excise duty had to be paid on each leaguer of brandy exported.
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Related terms
- beleaguered
Verb
leaguer (third-person singular simple present leaguers, present participle leaguering, simple past and past participle leaguered)
- (obsolete) To besiege; to beleaguer.
- To set up camp.
- 1987, Penelope Lively, Moon Tiger:
- So we leaguer here, get some sleep pray God, we had damn all last night, everyone doing repairs till all hours...
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Etymology 2
From league + -er.
Noun
leaguer (plural leaguers)
- (usually in compounds) A person in a league
- I'm not a major-leaguer; I just play baseball.
Related terms
- Little Leaguer
Anagrams
- glue ear, regulae