bush leaguer

[boosh lee-ger] / ˈbʊʃ ˌli gər /

NOUN

amateur

Synonyms

STRONG

abecedarian apprentice aspirant beginner dabbler dilettante greenhorn ham hopeful layperson learner neophyte novice probationer putterer recruit tenderfoot tyro

WEAK

Sunday driver nonprofessional

Antonyms

STRONG

expert professional

NOUN

smatterer

Synonyms

WEAK

Sunday driver abecedarian apprentice aspirant beginner dabbler dilettante greenhorn ham hopeful layperson learner neophyte nonprofessional novice probationer putterer recruit tenderfoot tyro uninitiate

NOUN

uninitiate

Synonyms

STRONG

abecedarian apprentice aspirant beginner dabbler dilettante greenhorn ham hopeful layperson learner neophyte novice probationer putterer recruit tenderfoot tyro

WEAK

Sunday driver nonprofessional smatterer

Antonyms

STRONG

expert professional

Example Sentences

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A veteran bush leaguer making about $700 a few months of the year.

From New York Times

Now you quit seeing this seventy-five-dollars-a-month bush leaguer or leave this house.

From Project Gutenberg