bush leaguer

• Terme d'argot désignant une personne incompétente, inexpérimentée ou qui se comporte de manière peu professionnelle, issu à l'origine des ligues inférieures de baseball (« ligues de brousse »).

A slang term for someone who is unprofessional, inexperienced, or behaves in an amateurish manner, originally derived from baseball's minor leagues (the 'bush leagues').

1. Minor league playerB2informalamerican

   A baseball player who plays in a minor league, considered less skilled than major league players.

   joueur de ligue mineure

   • He was a bush leaguer before being called up to the majors.
   • The team signed several bush leaguers for the farm system.
   • Bush leaguers often dream of making it to the big leagues.

2. Amateur or unprofessional personC1informalamerican

   A person who is inexperienced, unskilled, or behaves in an amateurish way in any field.

   Amateur, personne non professionnelle

   • Don't hire him for the job; he's a total bush leaguer.
   • Her presentation was full of mistakes, like a bush leaguer.
   • In the world of professional writing, he's still a bush leaguer.