basement battler

In sports, a team that is ranked in a lower division (known as the relegation or "drop" zone) of a given league, and that competes against similarly ranked teams to try and advance into a higher division. Primarily heard in UK. They face another fierce basement battler in this week's match, and a lot is at stake for both teams.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Moray	-	Scottish
Adalhard	-	Ancient Germanic
Marcellin	-	French
Malik (2)	-	Native American, Greenlandic
Warren	['wɔrən]
Dorte	DOR-te	Danish