Lifer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlaɪfə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lifer is a noun meaning A prisoner sentenced to life in prison.
Meaning
A prisoner sentenced to life in prison.
More Meanings
- A prisoner sentenced to transportation for life.
- A person with a singular career path, especially in the military.
- 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.
Example Sentences
We have concurred that it was clearly Problema byssus, the byssus skipper: a lifer for me.
I saw six species of honeyeaters new to me and went home with 16 lifers and some bad sandfly bites.
They know what a clever lad he is; he'll be a lifer. They'll make the Artful nothing less than a lifer.
He was a baseball lifer, a seamhead through and through, who just absolutely liked nothing better than sitting down and talking baseball.
Word Forms
- lifers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include life, liferenter, liferent, jailtime, lagging, life-lease.
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