Lifer

//ˈlaɪfə(ɹ)// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A prisoner sentenced to life in prison.
  2. 2
    a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment wordnet
  3. 3
    A prisoner sentenced to transportation for life.

    "They know what a clever lad he is; he'll be a lifer. They'll make the Artful nothing less than a lifer."

  4. 4
    A person with a singular career path, especially in the military.

    ""[…]The Top's not a lifer; he's a career Marine. Lifers are a breed. A lifer is anybody who abuses authority he doesn't deserve to have. There are plenty of civilian lifers.""

  5. 5
    A species seen for the first time by a naturalist who is keeping a list of all the species they have seen.

    "We have concurred that it was clearly Problema byssus, the byssus skipper: a lifer for me."

Etymology

From life + -er.

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