minor league
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minor league
noun
plural
minor leagues
minor league
noun
plural
minor leagues
Britannica Dictionary definition of MINOR LEAGUE
[count]
:
a professional baseball league that is not one of the major leagues
— usually plural
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He spent many years in the minor leagues before being called up to the major leagues.
also
:
a league of lesser importance in another sport (such as hockey or football)
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compare major leagues
— minor–league
adjective-
minor-league baseball
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These problems are minor-league. [=these problems are not serious]
— minor leaguer
noun, plural minor leaguers [count]-
He was a minor leaguer before he was drafted into the majors.
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The police decided he was a minor leaguer in the drug trafficking world.
