cellar dweller

noun

A team at the bottom of a league, or in a lower league.

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Meanings

nouncellar dweller (plural cellar dwellers)

plural cellar dwellers

  1. AustraliaCanadaUShobbiesA team at the bottom of a league, or in a lower league.

    Defending champs downed by cellar dweller

    2006 November 8, “Defending champs downed by cellar dweller”, in Vancouver Sun
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    A publicity stunt has gone horribly wrong for Gold Coast United after the A-League cellar dwellers suspended their coach Miron Bleiberg indefinitely over comments regarding teenager Mitch Cooper's appointment as skipper.

    2012 February 16, “Gold Coast United suspend coach”, in ESPN Australia

    Cellar dwellers Gold Coast United will not be turned into a travelling road show to combat poor home support according to the club's owner Clive Palmer.

    2012 February 12, “No Travelling Road Show For United”, in Australian four Four Two, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2012
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APA

cellar dweller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellar%20dweller

MLA

“cellar dweller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellar%20dweller. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cellar dweller,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cellar%20dweller.

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