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
TÉLesphore	-	French
Skadi	-	Norse Mythology
Colette	[kəu'let]
Zurab	-	Georgian
Petre	PE-tre (Romanian)	Romanian, Macedonian, Georgian
Albertine	['ælbəti:n]