leger

Plural: legers

Noun

A fishing bait designed to rest on the bottom.
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955)
An ambassador or minister resident at a court or seat of government; a leiger or lieger.
Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place.
Alternative form of ledger (“book for keeping notes, especially one for keeping accounting records”).

Adj

Light; slender, slim; trivial.
Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident.

Verb

Alternative form of ledger (“to use (a certain type of bait) in bottom fishing; to engage in bottom fishing”).

Examples

a leger ambassador
He used ’LEGER’ as a bait word, hoping his opponent would challenge it and lose a turn.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French legier, from Old French legier, apparently from Late Latin *leviārium, from levis (“light in weight”). See levity.

Synonyms

account book, book, book of account, Fernand Leger, ledger

Scrabble Score: 6

leger: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
leger: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
leger: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

leger: valid Words With Friends Word