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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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.
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Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Marist coach John Dunne has been a lifer in the league, spending 12 years at Saint Peter’s and now in his seventh campaign at Marist.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Since the rulings, more than 1,000 juvenile lifers have been released.
—Brendan Rand, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2025
According to Troy Renck of the Denver Post, Manager Bud Black is in a group chat with baseball lifers, including Dodgers boss Dave Roberts.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Marist coach John Dunne has been a lifer in the league, spending 12 years at Saint Peter’s and now in his seventh campaign at Marist.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Since the rulings, more than 1,000 juvenile lifers have been released.
—Brendan Rand, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2025
According to Troy Renck of the Denver Post, Manager Bud Black is in a group chat with baseball lifers, including Dodgers boss Dave Roberts.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Lifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifer. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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