termer

American  

[tur-mer] / ˈtɜr mər /

noun

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

   a first-termer.

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-termer ¹ British  

noun

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

   a short-termer

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termer ² British  

/ ˈtɜːmə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of termor

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Etymology

Origin of termer

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

Example Sentences

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 • Aug. 19, 2016

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

From The Guardian • Nov. 28, 2015

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 Magazine Archive

After Kean complained of chest pains, doctors sped the popular two termer into the operating room after determining he was dangerously close to a heart attack.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gentlemen of the jury, the danger of the third termer was less in his probable election than in his sure but close defeat.

From The Attempted Assassination of ex-President Theodore Roosevelt by Remey, Oliver