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lifer

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. lifer (noun)
  2. night lifer
  3. pro-life (adjective)
  4. right-to-life (adjective)

lif·er

noun \ˈlī-fər\

Definition of LIFER

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)
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Examples of LIFER

  1. He was a lifer at the factory.

First Known Use of LIFER

1827

Rhymes with LIFER

cipher

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