lifer
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
a person committed to a professional lifetime career in the military.
a person who has devoted a lifetime to a profession, occupation, or pursuit.
(in birding)
Also called life bird . a species of bird not seen previously and that will therefore be added to the bird watcher's life list.
the sighting of a bird of a previously unseen species: It seems like forever since I've had a lifer!
Origin of lifer
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How to use lifer in a sentence
Pro-lifers like Paula, who are mostly of the Christian variety, are here every day.
Wetzel told me that at approximately the 10-year mark, lifers tend to become altruistic and “start getting involved.”
Here’s a Reform Even the Koch Brothers and George Soros Can Agree On | Tina Brown | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSixty of those 700 are “juvenile lifers,” men who came in as adolescents and are serving a life term.
Here’s a Reform Even the Koch Brothers and George Soros Can Agree On | Tina Brown | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJuvenile offenders also represent a significant portion of lifers.
New Sentencing Project Report Reveals Scary Increase in Life Sentences | Eliza Shapiro | September 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut 10,000 lifers have committed nonviolent offenses, predominantly drug- and property-related offenses, the report found.
New Sentencing Project Report Reveals Scary Increase in Life Sentences | Eliza Shapiro | September 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Forty hard-bitten lifers waited for the guard Barnum to go to sleep on his shift.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover) | Jack LondonIn passing I shall merely state that no one of those forty lifers was ever the same again.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover) | Jack LondonIt was a great day, for the two lifers had become three, although they accepted me only on probation.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover) | Jack LondonPerhaps the majority of lifers are those whose sentences have been commuted from the death penalty.
A Plea for the Criminal | James Leslie Allan KayllThe first was limited to “lifers” and colonial convicts sentenced a second time.
British Dictionary definitions for lifer
/ (ˈlaɪfə) /
informal a prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment
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