Leaguer - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈliːɡər|  American pronunciation of the word leaguer
Brit.  |ˈliːɡə|  British pronunciation of the word leaguer

noun

- A siege
We must break the leaguer of the city.
- The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general.
- A measure of liquid
Excise duty had to be paid on each leaguer of brandy exported. (1794, Cape of Good Hope)
- (usually in compounds) A person in a league
I'm not a major-leaguer; I just play baseball.

verb

- (obsolete) To besiege; to beleaguer.

Extra examples

...an impregnable fortress that not even the mightiest army on earth would venture to leaguer...

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