big league

noun

1
2
: big time sense 2
often used in plural
big-league adjective
big leaguer noun

Examples of big league in a Sentence

Broadway is the big leagues, and for big bucks theatergoers expect professionalism.
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Sosa finished his big league career with a .273 batting average and 609 homers — currently ninth on the career list. Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025 Last year, the O’s traded two excellent big league ready prospects for Rogers. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025 Over the course of his big league career, the righty has been good more often than he's been bad. Zach Pressnell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 Graham Johnson is the Blue Jays’ big league bullpen coach following a stint as the Yankees’ Triple-A pitching coach. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for big league 

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of big league was in 1883

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“Big league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20league. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

big league

noun
: the highest level especially in baseball
big-league adjective
big leaguer noun
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