1
: a person sentenced to imprisonment for life
2
: a person who makes a career of one of the armed forces
3
: a person who has made a lifelong commitment (as to a way of life)
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He was a lifer at the factory.
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And the neighbors have evolved into a hearty mix of young parents, middle-aged artists and eccentrics, blue-collar lifers, and comfortable retirees.
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
Directed by Hollywood lifer (and author) Edward Zwick (Glory, Blood Diamond), Trial by Fire tells the story of Cameron Todd Willingham, a Texas man who was executed after being convicted of deliberately murdering his three daughters in a 1991 house fire.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
This means the Tar Heels are considering replacing 73-year-old Mack Brown with a 72-year-old NFL lifer with about as much charisma as a bag of unsalted potato chips.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
But for the rest of us — for the Joao Felix lifers, the Joao Felix holdouts, the Joao Felix evangelicals — there remains a thin sliver of hope to grasp.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
Directed by Hollywood lifer (and author) Edward Zwick (Glory, Blood Diamond), Trial by Fire tells the story of Cameron Todd Willingham, a Texas man who was executed after being convicted of deliberately murdering his three daughters in a 1991 house fire.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
This means the Tar Heels are considering replacing 73-year-old Mack Brown with a 72-year-old NFL lifer with about as much charisma as a bag of unsalted potato chips.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
But for the rest of us — for the Joao Felix lifers, the Joao Felix holdouts, the Joao Felix evangelicals — there remains a thin sliver of hope to grasp.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lifer
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“Lifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifer. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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