bush leaguer
noun
Also called busher. Baseball.
- a player in a minor league.
- an incompetent player, as one who behaves or plays as if he or she belonged in a minor league.
a person who performs at an inferior level or in an inferior manner.
Origin of bush leaguer
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Words nearby bush leaguer
bush huckleberry,
bush jacket,
bush knife,
bush lawyer,
bush league,
bush leaguer,
bush lot,
bush oyster,
bush parole,
bush pig,
bush pilot
Example sentences from the Web for bush leaguer
The idea of a bush-leaguer thinking he could break into the majors like that.
Baseball Joe in the Big League |Lester Chadwick