lifer
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fər noun Slang.
1.
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
2.
a person committed to a professional lifetime career in the military.
3.
a person who has devoted a lifetime to a profession, occupation, or pursuit.
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Lifer
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| —n | |
| informal a prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment | |
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lifer definition[ˈlɑɪfɚ]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Eric, you make lots of nasty comments about pro-lifer's and the unsubstantiated actions they're accused of at clinics.
So if your a pro-lifer and have any moral integrity nuclear power plants wouldn't even be on the table.
Indeed a lifer had his sentenced changed to life with parole by a parole board, was paroled and murdered again.
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