Ma'anar ƙamus na "ƙananan leaguer" ɗan wasan ƙwallon kwando ne wanda memba ne na ƙaramar ƙungiyar ƙwallon ƙafa, wacce ƙwararriyar ƙungiyar ƙwallon kwando ce ta ƙasa wacce ke aiki a matsayin ƙungiyar haɓaka ga manyan ƙungiyoyin lig. Hakanan ana iya amfani da kalmar "ƙananan leaguer" gabaɗaya don komawa ga duk wani ɗan wasa da ke taka leda a ƙaramin mataki ko na ci gaba, ko kuma ga wanda bai kai matakin kololuwar sana'arsa ba.