minor leaguer
Definition
Noun: A professional baseball player who is a member of a team in a minor league. Minor leagues are developmental leagues affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB), where players train and compete with the goal of advancing to the major leagues.
Usage
The term "minor leaguer" specifically refers to the player's status within the professional baseball system. It is a neutral, descriptive term.
Examples: * After a strong college career, he began his professional journey as a minor leaguer. * The veteran minor leaguer provided valuable mentorship to the younger players on the team. * She spent five seasons as a minor leaguer before getting called up to the majors.
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used metaphorically outside of sports to describe someone who is not yet at the highest level of their profession or field.
- In the world of high finance, he was still considered a minor leaguer.
Variants and Related Words
- Minor League (noun): The collective organization of developmental baseball leagues below MLB.
- Major Leaguer (noun): A player on a team in Major League Baseball, the highest level.
- Call-up (noun): The promotion of a minor leaguer to a major league team.
Synonyms
- Farmhand (baseball-specific slang)
- Prospect (specifically for a highly-touted young minor leaguer)
- Developmental player
Antonyms
- Major leaguer
- Big leaguer (informal)
Noun
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a player on a minor-league baseball team
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