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Definition of Bush leaguer
1. Noun. A player on a minor-league baseball team.
Group relationships: Minor-league Club, Minor-league Team
Generic synonyms: Ballplayer, Baseball Player
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bush Leaguer
Literary usage of Bush leaguer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Developing Executive Ability by Enoch Burton Gowin (1919)
"Tris Speaker in the outfield chases back and forth considerably less than the
bush leaguer, but when he does move it is in the right direction. ..."
2. Truly Rural by Richardson Little Wright (1922)
"... I answered — I always address her as "Madame" in my respectful moments—• "Madame,
in comparison with your infallibility, the Pope is a bush-leaguer. ..."
3. The Boy Scouts' Year Book by Boy Scouts of America (1920)
"... right square in the middle of a yawn and muffs it like a bush- leaguer.
"What's wrong with codfish balls?" demanded Johnnie testily. ..."
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