major league

noun
1.
either of the two main professional baseball leagues in the U.S.
2.
a league of corresponding stature in certain other sports, as ice hockey, football, or basketball.
Origin
1880-85, Americanism
Related forms
major-leaguer, noun

major-league

[mey-jer-leeg] /ˈmeɪ dʒərˈlig/
adjective
1.
Sports. of, relating to, or characteristic of the major leagues.
2.
belonging to or among the best or most important of its kind:
a major-league orchestra.
Origin
1905-10, Americanism
Examples from the web for major-league
  • Imagine making a movie attempting to show that major-league baseball refuses to allow its players to kick field goals.
British Dictionary definitions for major-league

major league

noun
1.
(US & Canadian) a league of highest classification in baseball, football, hockey, etc
Slang definitions & phrases for major-league

major-league

adverb

Very much; totally; big time: We've been major-league screwed. I just found out the trains are stopped (1990s+)