leaguer
1 of 3noun (1)
lea·guer ˈlē-gər 
1
: a military camp
2
: siege
leaguer
2 of 3verb
leaguered; leaguering; leaguers
transitive verb
archaic
: besiege, beleaguer
leaguer
3 of 3noun (2)
leagu·er ˈlē-gər
: a member of a league
Synonyms
Verb
- beleaguerment
- blockade
- investment
- siege
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Example Sentences
Verb an impregnable fortress that not even the mightiest army on earth would venture to leaguer
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Dutch leger; akin to Old High German legar bed — more at lair
Noun (2)
league entry 2
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
circa 1720, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1591, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing leaguer
leaguer 1 of 2
noun
as in siege
the cutting off of an area by military means to stop the flow of people or supplies Germany's abandonment of the leaguer of Stalingrad is seen as a major turning point of World War II Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- siege
- blockade
- beleaguerment
- investment
- encirclement
- containment
- insulation
- counterblockade
- isolation
- segregation
- internment
- seclusion
- encompassment
- quarantine
- sequestration
- confinement
- incarceration
leaguer
2 of 2verb
as in to besiege
to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication an impregnable fortress that not even the mightiest army on earth would venture to leaguer Synonyms & Similar Words
- besiege
- attack
- blockade
- assault
- beleaguer
- dam
- encircle
- cut off
- barricade
- block
- beset
- invest
- lay siege to
- isolate
- assail
- quarantine
- insulate
- confine
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rescue
- release
- free
- liberate
- emancipate