1.
[syn: major league, big league, majors]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
major league \major league\ n. (Sports)
The most important league[2] in any sport (especially
baseball); contrasted with minor league. Its teams are more
competent, its members are paid more, and its games attract
more interest and publicity, than those of a minor league.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] major-league
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
major-league \major-league\, major league \major league\a.
1. Of or pertaining to a major league; as, major-league
football rules.
[PJC]
2. Among the best or most important of its class; as, a
major-league computer manufacturer.
[PJC] major-league club
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
major league
n 1: the most important league in any sport (especially
baseball) [syn: major league, big league, majors]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "major league":
big, big-league, big-name, big-time, bigwig, bigwigged,
consequential, considerable, double-barreled, earthshaking, grand,
great, heavyweight, high-powered, important, major, material,
momentous, name, self-important, significant, substantial,
superior, world-shaking