minor leaguen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪnə ˈliːɡ/, U.S.

/ˌmaɪnər ˈliɡ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: minor adj., league n.²

Etymology: < minor adj. + league n.²

Originally and chiefly North American.

A. n.

In Baseball, American Football, etc.: a professional league below the level of the major league. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > league

big league1882

minor league1885

little league1886

major league1888

major1911

Babe Ruth1953

1885 Sporting Life (Philadelphia) 2 Dec. 1/5 The minor leagues can now know the sort of treatment they may expect from the League and American Association as regards protection.

1932 Time 28 Mar. 29/1 After six years in the minor leagues he has become catcher for the Washington Senators.

1962 Listener 23 Aug. 285/1 Auden in the 'thirties was no better than Osborne in the 'fifties; both operated in a very minor league.

1990 D. DiMaggio & B. Gilbert Real Grass, Real Heroes x. 133 His first year in the minor leagues was with Martinsville, Virginia.

B. adj.

(Frequently hyphenated in attributive use.) Of or belonging to a minor league; (in extended use) second-rate, insignificant.

ΚΠ

1885 Titusville (Pa.) Morning Herald 10 Dec. The blacklist of these minor league clubs will be observed.

1908 Chicago Tribune 24 Sept. 12/1 Minor league brains lost the Giants today's game after they had it cleanly and fairly won by a score of 2 to 1.

1933 Time 27 Mar. 22/3 The White Sister..gives the impression of being a minor-league Farewell to Arms.

1942 E. Paul Narrow Street xxxiv. 304 Daladier was well along with his minor league Kampf. He had repealed the forty-hour week, reduced the wages for overtime and removed the limit of hours.

1970 New Yorker 28 Feb. 32/1 I played minor-league baseball in Valdosta, Georgia—Class D.

1995 Denver Post 28 May c3/2 I came to the '93 BobFest and it was minor-league.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	minor league
释义	minor leaguen.adj. Brit. /ˌmʌɪnə ˈliːɡ/, U.S. /ˌmaɪnər ˈliɡ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: minor adj., league n.² Etymology: < minor adj. + league n.² Originally and chiefly North American. A. n. In Baseball, American Football, etc.: a professional league below the level of the major league. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > league big league1882 minor league1885 little league1886 major league1888 major1911 Babe Ruth1953 1885 Sporting Life (Philadelphia) 2 Dec. 1/5 The minor leagues can now know the sort of treatment they may expect from the League and American Association as regards protection. 1932 Time 28 Mar. 29/1 After six years in the minor leagues he has become catcher for the Washington Senators. 1962 Listener 23 Aug. 285/1 Auden in the 'thirties was no better than Osborne in the 'fifties; both operated in a very minor league. 1990 D. DiMaggio & B. Gilbert Real Grass, Real Heroes x. 133 His first year in the minor leagues was with Martinsville, Virginia. B. adj. (Frequently hyphenated in attributive use.) Of or belonging to a minor league; (in extended use) second-rate, insignificant. ΚΠ 1885 Titusville (Pa.) Morning Herald 10 Dec. The blacklist of these minor league clubs will be observed. 1908 Chicago Tribune 24 Sept. 12/1 Minor league brains lost the Giants today's game after they had it cleanly and fairly won by a score of 2 to 1. 1933 Time 27 Mar. 22/3 The White Sister..gives the impression of being a minor-league Farewell to Arms. 1942 E. Paul Narrow Street xxxiv. 304 Daladier was well along with his minor league Kampf. He had repealed the forty-hour week, reduced the wages for overtime and removed the limit of hours. 1970 New Yorker 28 Feb. 32/1 I played minor-league baseball in Valdosta, Georgia—Class D. 1995 Denver Post 28 May c3/2 I came to the '93 BobFest and it was minor-league. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1885
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