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n.
  1. Sports. A major league.
  2. Informal. The most prestigious level of accomplishment.
big leaguer big leaguer n.

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An area of tough competition and high rewards; the largest or foremost of its kind. For example, Winning an Oscar put this unknown actress in the big league. The term alludes to the major (big) leagues of American baseball. [Late 1800s] Also see big time, def. 2.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the most important league in any sport (especially baseball)
  Synonyms: major league, majors

Wikipedia: Big League
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Big League is the official magazine of the National Rugby League and that of the NRL's forerunners, the New South Wales Rugby League and Australian Rugby League competitions. Its predecessor, The Rugby League News was first published in 1920; in 1974 it was rebadged as Big League.

It also serves as a game-day program, containing team line-ups and stats. It goes on sale every Thursday at newsagents and exclusively at all active NRL grounds at weekends. With every issue there is also a copy of "Little League", a 16-page mini-magazine aimed at pre-teen league fans and packed with puzzles, competitions and player profiles. Since 2005 it has been published by News Magazines; previously it had been published by Text Magazines and Pacific Magazines.

2009 Schedule:

  • A5-sized Season Guide - On sale now
  • Season Preview - On sale now
  • 30 weekly issues - Round 1 on sale March 12
  • 100-page Grand Final Souvenir
  • Year In Review issue
  • State of Origin and Test souvenir programs
  • 2008 Official Rugby League Annual (228 pages) - on sale now

The Editor is Nigel Wall, formerly of Inside Sport and ALPHA magazine; the National Advertising Manager is Mike Bartlett, formerly of The Daily & Sunday Telegraph, That's Life! and TV Week magazines. Assistant Editor is Nicholas Janzen, formerly of Modern Boating and Modern Fishing magazines, and the title's former sub-editor. Staff writers are Liz Anderson (2005-present), Ben Horne (2006-present) and Joe Barton (2008-present). Big League is designed by award-winning Art Director Craig Loughlin-Smith, who has been with the title since 1999. Editorial and advertising Co-ordinator is Brooke Maloney.

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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