termer

American

[tur-mer] / ˈtɜr mər /

noun

a person who is serving a term, especially in prison (usually used in combination).

a first-termer.

-termer ¹ British

noun

(in combination) a person serving a specified length of time in prison

a short-termer

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termer ² British

/ ˈtɜːmə /

noun

a variant spelling of termor

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Etymology

Origin of termer

First recorded in 1625–35; term + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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All 40 of the shelter's "long termers" are currently black, including Velvet, who has been at the centre for 14 years.

From BBC

No. 1 on her list was Sen. William Scott, Republican from Virginia, a one termer whose stupid-is-as-stupid-does behavior reportedly included racist and anti-Semitic remarks.

From Salon

Congressmen—John Ensign, a freshman from Las Vegas, and Dave Camp, a third termer from Michigan—conferred after a meeting of Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee.

From Time

I’m like a medium termer: stay in work, keep your head down.

From The Guardian

To Market, To Market Today’s stock market sell-off creates another buying important in Europe and around the world, especially for long termers.

From Forbes

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