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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However, football lifer Dan Quinn knew not to thrust the rookie quarterback into a leadership role regardless.
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Ben Standig, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Luckily, the artist in residence is restless rock-and-roll lifer Kim Gordon, formerly of Sonic Youth and more recently of Glitterbust and Body/Head.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Chris Guzman, a Raider Nation lifer who flew in from the East Bay to watch his beloved squad take loss No. 9, is totally down with weird, by the way.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2024
Chapek was a Disney lifer who was skilled at running operations, but who struggled to embody the more creative, charismatic leadership that Disney needed.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Ben Standig, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Luckily, the artist in residence is restless rock-and-roll lifer Kim Gordon, formerly of Sonic Youth and more recently of Glitterbust and Body/Head.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Chris Guzman, a Raider Nation lifer who flew in from the East Bay to watch his beloved squad take loss No. 9, is totally down with weird, by the way.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2024
Chapek was a Disney lifer who was skilled at running operations, but who struggled to embody the more creative, charismatic leadership that Disney needed.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Lifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifer. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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