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lea·guer 1

 (lē′gər)
n.
1. A siege.
2. The camp especially of a besieging army.

[Dutch leger, lair, camp, from Middle Dutch lēgher, lair, camp, siege; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]

leagu·er 2

 (lē′gər)
n.
One that belongs to a league.
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leaguer

(ˈliːɡə)
n
1. (Military) an encampment, esp of besiegers
2. (Military) the siege itself
[C16: from Dutch leger siege; related to lair1]

leaguer

(ˈliːɡə)
n
chiefly US and Canadian a member of a league
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lea•guer

(ˈli gər)

n.
a member of a league.
[1585–95]
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leaguer

noun
One nation associated with another in a common cause:
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ISMENE To me, Antigone, no word of friends Has come, or glad or grievous, since we twain Were reft of our two brethren in one day By double fratricide; and since i' the night Our Argive leaguers fled, no later news Has reached me, to inspirit or deject.
Precaution, 1820; The Spy, 1821; The Pioneers, 1823; The Pilot, 1823; Lionel Lincoln, or the Leaguer of Boston, 1825; The Last of the Mohicans, 1826; The Prairie, 1827; The Red Rover, 1828; Notions of the Americans, 1828; The Wept of Wish-ton-Wish, 1829; The Water-witch,
``No wonder that churls and yeomen wax so presumptuous as even to lay leaguer before castles, and that clowns and swineherds send defiances to nobles, since men-at-arms have turned sick men's nurses, and Free Companions are grown keepers of dying folk's curtains, when the castle is about to be assailed.
Participants are asked to pick their slate of 15 major leaguers and track their home run totals for the year to see how you stack up against the competition.
When Horning read about the upcoming hearings, he wrote a five-page letter to Chairman Celler urging him to investigate the reserve clause's role in oppressing minor leaguers. "If your committee only calls outstanding players, managers, and owners, it will not reach the core of the reserve clause controversy," he said.
During the meeting, in which Ch Shafay Hussain was also present, views were exchanged about alliance of the Muslim Leaguers and the next general election besides political situation prevailing in the country.
Chaudhry Shujaat said the current political situation demanded that all Muslim Leaguers should unite on one platform.
Shujaat said circumstance demanded that all Muslim Leaguers should be united.
ILLAM's softbelles overcame Pasig, 19-18, to retain their crown at Ateneo de Naga, 19-18, while the Junior Leaguers blanked Marikina, 2-0, for the crown.
The 1967 roster featured a dozen future major leaguers, including Hall of Famer Johnny Bench, All Star second baseman Hal McRae, pitcher Jose Pena and Don Zimmer, the All Star infielder who would later go on to manage the San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs.