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Webster 1913 Edition

Leaguer

Lea′guer

,
Noun.
[D.
leger
camp, bed, couch, lair. See
Lair
, and cf.
Beleaguer
.]
1.
The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general.
b. Jonson.
2.
A siege or beleaguering.
[R.]
Sir W. Scott.

Lea′guer

,
Verb.
T.
To besiege; to beleaguer.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Leaguer

LE'AGUER

,
Noun.
lee'ger. One who unites in a league; a confederate.

LE'AGUER

,
Noun.
Siege; investment of a town or fort by an army. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

leaguer

leaguer

English

Noun

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.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)
  3. A measure of liquid
    Excise duty had to be paid on each leaguer of brandy exported. (1794, Cape of Good Hope)
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Verb

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

  1. (obsolete) To besiege; to beleaguer.

Etymology 2

league +‎ -er

Noun

leaguer ‎(plural leaguers)

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

Etymology

From Dutch leger ‎(“army”), itself derived from Proto-Germanic *legrą.

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