BIG LEAGUER Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

big leaguer

noun

as in heavyweight

one of high position or importance within a group the once-tiny ad agency is now a big leaguer that attracts clients on the A-list

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of big leaguer Jones has also done two unexpected things — one good and one bad — since becoming a big leaguer. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 The first-year big leaguer had 31 homers and 108 RBIs and is the odds-on favorite for National League Rookie of the Year. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026 MacDonald’s first big leaguer was Scott Oberg, pitched five productive seasons with the Rockies before injuries shortened his career in 2019. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026 The 25-year-old Jones, who played at La Costa Canyon High in northern San Diego County, was playing for the first time as a big leaguer at Petco Park. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 Replacing him at shortstop is Lombard, the son of former big leaguer and current Detroit Tigers bench coach George Lombard, who Yankees fans have been waiting to see make his debut. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Conine, who turned 29 last month, still hasn’t fully established himself at a big leaguer. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 The Nationals have not added an active big leaguer at the deadline since Abrams (a rookie) and Luke Voit arrived in the Juan Soto deal. — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 25 July 2026 Anthony becomes the 12th Red Sox big leaguer to commit to the WBC. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for big leaguer

Noun

Nvidia, Google, Microsoft, and other tech heavyweights have collaborated to sketch a new electrical architecture for them, with a different kind of transformer facing the grid, and a small industry has formed to build it.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
He’s held mitts for world champions, for Olympic heavyweights, and for too many professionals to count in 30-something years of boxing.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of heavyweight

Noun

These days her Halloween costumes are often elaborate and prosthetic-heavy.

— Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
That also suggests the league accepts, or at least tolerates, the flag-heavy officiating that has come to define the early months of the season.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of heavy

Noun

The last major leaguer to hit a game-tying or go-ahead homer in the seventh or later, after at least 12 pitches, was the Texas Rangers’ Ezequiel Duran, on June 27, 2023.

— Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2026
With six strikeouts over 4 2/3 scoreless innings, Rasmus — the 12-year-old daughter of former major leaguer Cory Rasmus — is up to 14 for the tournament, tying Mo’ne Davis (Philadelphia, 2014) for the most strikeouts by a girl in series history.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of major leaguer

Noun

However, with each Champions League victory crucial to progressing toward the next round, neither would want to rest their big guns, either.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
After England have raised a glass comes a three-match one-day international series this week when India will welcome back big guns including captain Shubman Gill and legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of big gun

Noun

For all of its strengths, my one wish for the Weber Kettle is better wheel nuts holding the big wheels in place.

— Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 17 May 2026
Denali versions aim for gloss, chrome, big wheels and illuminated badging, while the AT4 gets the tougher costume - 35-inch allou-terrain tires, red recovery hooks, extra ground clearance and a more trail-minded stance flavor.

— Josh Max, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026

Definition of big wheel

Noun

Included are more than 40 complete outfits, the lion’s share of which were donated by her daughter Cornelia and are being preserved by SCAD Fash as part of its permanent archive.

— Ari Stark, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Hinds’ voice returns at the end to ask as the iconic lion, Aslan (who will be voiced by Meryl Streep), is formed out of some sort of cosmic dust to roar.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of lion

Browse Nearby Words

big league

big leaguer

big leaguers

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Big leaguer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20leaguer. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of big leaguer

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

jilt

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Can' vs. 'May'

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes