overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

leaguer.

A siege.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A siege.

    We must break the leaguer of the city.
  2. The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general.

Where this word comes from

From Dutch leger (“army”), itself derived from Proto-Germanic *legrą. Doublet of lair.

verb
  1. To set up camp.

  2. To beleaguer; to besiege.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Dutch leger (“army”), itself derived from Proto-Germanic *legrą. Doublet of lair.

noun
  1. A person in a league.

    in-compounds · usually
    I'm not a major-leaguer; I just play baseball.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English league Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English leaguer From league + -er.

noun
  1. A measure of liquid.

Where this word comes from

Related to lager.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

leaguer has 7 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

leaguer studioleaguer workshello, leaguer

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.