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)
Examples of lifer in a Sentence
He was a lifer at the factory.
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Unlike many of the other Colstrip lifers who share their stories, several of Williams’ kids have left town.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Back then, the idea of non-baseball lifers running teams based on numbers and analytics was more of a curiosity.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Back then, the idea of non-baseball lifers running teams based on numbers and analytics was more of a curiosity.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Lifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifer. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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