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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Born three years after the Giants moved to California and 10 years old when Mays played his final game in San Francisco, Melvin had the unique opportunity to go from idolizing Mays to nurturing a relationship as a couple of baseball lifers.
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024
Hip-Hop In 2013, the indie-rap lifers billy woods and Elucid joined forces to become Armand Hammer, a clear-eyed, thrilling guerrilla duo with a penchant for cutting through nonsense.
—The New Yorker, 14 June 2024
The Mercury lifer previously held the WNBA’s single-season record for three-pointers made after connecting on 121 treys in 2006.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 29 May 2024
Bob Boone, a baseball lifer with two All-Star sons, worked for the Nationals from 2005-2021, a span that included roles in player development.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2024
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024
Hip-Hop In 2013, the indie-rap lifers billy woods and Elucid joined forces to become Armand Hammer, a clear-eyed, thrilling guerrilla duo with a penchant for cutting through nonsense.
—The New Yorker, 14 June 2024
The Mercury lifer previously held the WNBA’s single-season record for three-pointers made after connecting on 121 treys in 2006.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 29 May 2024
Bob Boone, a baseball lifer with two All-Star sons, worked for the Nationals from 2005-2021, a span that included roles in player development.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Lifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifer. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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