Definition of "leaguer"

leaguer¹

noun
plural leaguers
1. A siege.
2. The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general.
  Quotations
  Your sutler's wife in the leaguer, of two blanks
  1616, Ben Jonson, The Devil Is an Ass
3. A measure of liquid.
  Quotations
  Excise duty had to be paid on each leaguer of brandy exported.
  1794, Cape of Good Hope
verb
third-person singular simple present leaguers, present participle leaguering, simple past and past participle leaguered
1. (obsolete) To besiege; to beleaguer.
2. To set up camp.
  Quotations
  So we leaguer here, get some sleep pray God, we had damn all last night, everyone doing repairs till all hours...
  1987, Penelope Lively, Moon Tiger

leaguer²

noun
plural leaguers
1. (usually in compounds) A person in a league