Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A prisoner serving a life sentence.
- noun One who has spent an entire career working in a given field or in a single organization, especially in the military.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who receives or has received a sentence of penal servitude for life.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
prisoner sentenced to life in prison. - noun A person who makes a career in the military.
- noun A
bird species seen for the first time by abirder who is keeping a list of all the birds he or she has seen in their life time.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment
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Examples
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The lifer is only able to talk to other lifers - and let's face it they don't have to be sold to anymore.
Pop Culture 2010
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The lifer is only able to talk to other lifers - and let's face it they don't have to be sold to anymore.
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The lifer is only able to talk to other lifers - and let's face it they don't have to be sold to anymore.
corporate therapists 2009
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Every Cave lifer is more than aware of the fate that often awaits the women in Cave's songs.
Grinderman Kitty Empire 2010
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The lifer is only able to talk to other lifers - and let's face it they don't have to be sold to anymore.
Expression 2010
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The lifer is only able to talk to other lifers - and let's face it they don't have to be sold to anymore.
corporate therapists 2009
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The lifer is only able to talk to other lifers - and let's face it they don't have to be sold to anymore.
Marketing 2010
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Similar to how the pro abort crowds get into a frenized tizzy when an pro lifer is invited to some place of prominence in govt. or acedemia. —
Obama Defends Warren Choice - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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A true baseball lifer is now President of the United States.
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A true baseball lifer is now President of the United States.
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