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English
Etymology 1
From Dutch leger (“army”), itself derived from Proto-Germanic *legrą. Doublet of lair.
Noun
leaguer (plural leaguers)
- A siege.
We must break the leaguer of the city.
- The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general.
Verb
leaguer (third-person singular simple present leaguers, present participle leaguering, simple past and past participle leaguered)
- (obsolete) To besiege; to beleaguer.
- 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
From league + -er.
Noun
leaguer (plural leaguers)
- (usually in compounds) A person in a league
I'm not a major-leaguer; I just play baseball.
Etymology 3
Related to lager.
Noun
leaguer (plural leaguers)
- 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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