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[ lahy-fer ] / ˈlaɪ fər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lifer ON THESAURUS.COM
noun Slang.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 liferFirst recorded in 1820–30; life + -er1 Words nearby liferlife-or-death, life partner, life peer, life plant, life preserver, lifer, life raft, lifesaver, life-saving, Lifesaving Service, life science Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for liferThe report reveals some disturbing trends in the current lifer prison population, Nellis says. New Sentencing Project Report Reveals Scary Increase in Life Sentences|Eliza Shapiro|September 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST But that means a significant portion of the lifer population is behind bars for a non-homicide, Nellis points out. New Sentencing Project Report Reveals Scary Increase in Life Sentences|Eliza Shapiro|September 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST They get more mail, by far, than a lifer or your average inmate coming home. Death-Row Pen Pals|Deidre Depke|November 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST Hunder'd'n One—lifer—plays off crazy—forty lashes every Monday. The Ape, the Idiot & Other People|W. C. Morrow
A lifer, an' hasn't a friend in th' woild, but he's happy as th' day's long. Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman If you stay here, you're a marked man; and when you are found tripping it'll be a lifer for you, at the least. My Friend The Murderer|A. Conan Doyle The djinn was in for a lifer, and was immortal; so thought Challis to himself. It Never Can Happen Again|William De Morgan Up the beach we chased, and dragged out the boat we called our ‘Lifer.’ The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay|Margaret Penrose
British Dictionary definitions for lifer
nouninformal a prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to liferorganic, hostage, convict, captive, detainee, delinquent, lawbreaker, offender, tough, culprit, lag, loser, con, jailbird, internee, yardbird, malefactor, outlaw, life, living |