lifer
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lifer
- /ˈlaɪfə(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -aɪfə(ɹ)
noun lifers
- A prisoner sentenced to life in prison.
- A prisoner sentenced to transportation for life. They know what a clever lad he is; he'll be a lifer. They'll make the Artful nothing less than a lifer.
- A person with a singular career path, especially in the military. "[…]The Top's not a lifer; he's a career Marine. Lifers are a breed. A lifer is anybody who abuses authority he doesn't deserve to have. There are plenty of civilian lifers."
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A species seen for the first time by a birder or other naturalist who is keeping a list of all the species they have seen.
It is difficult to classify them precisely, but, in roughly ascending order of productivity, we now recognise the purely chance observer, the locality regulars (now recognising that ‘time in’ eventually equals ‘rarity out’), the ringers (particularly when working in groups), the occasional tally-hun
Similar: life bird
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noun prisoner sentenced to life in prison
| Español | vidal |
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| 日本語 | 囚人 shūjin |
| Deutsch | Lebenslänglicher, Lebenslängliche |
| Русский | пожи́зненник požíznennik, пожи́зненница požíznennica |
noun person who makes a career in the military
| Deutsch | Berufssoldat, Berufssoldatin |
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Talk about this word "lifer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lifer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lifer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lifer "lifer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lifer.
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@misc{lifer_2026,
title = {lifer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lifer},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
