leaguer

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Dutch leger (army), itself derived from Proto-Germanic *legrą. Doublet of lair.

Noun

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leaguer (plural leaguers)

  1. A siege.
    We must break the leaguer of the city.
  2. The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general.
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Verb

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leaguer (third-person singular simple present leaguers, present participle leaguering, simple past and past participle leaguered)

  1. (obsolete) To besiege; to beleaguer.
  2. 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...

Etymology 2

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From league +‎ -er.

Noun

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leaguer (plural leaguers)

  1. (usually in compounds) A person in a league
    I'm not a major-leaguer; I just play baseball.
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Etymology 3

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Related to lager.

Noun

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leaguer (plural leaguers)

  1. A measure of liquid.
    • 1794, Cape of Good Hope:
      Excise duty had to be paid on each leaguer of brandy exported.
    • 1819, The Glasgow Geography, page 41:
      5000 leaguers of rum went to Angola , for the purchase of slaves.

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