minor-league
minor league
noun
any association of professional sports teams other than the major leagues, especially when the member teams are associated with or controlled by major-league teams, which use them as training and proving teams for promising players.
Origin:
1880–85, Americanism
1880–85, Americanism
Related forms
mi·nor-lea·guer, noun
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| minor league | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (US), (Canadian) Compare major league any professional league in baseball other than a major league |
| 2. | (modifier) of relatively little importance: that firm is very minor league |
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