: a person serving for a specified term (as in a political office or in prison)
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Likely long-termers Jabari Smith Jr. Rockets coaches remain quite high on Smith despite his shaky rookie season, viewing the 2022 No. 3 pick as a potentially destructive defensive force who does more than simply space the floor on the other end.
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Michael Shapiro, Chron, 14 Mar. 2023
Cook is the third long-serving mayor in Hamilton County to step away from the job, following seven-term Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard last year and four-termer John Ditslear of Noblesville in 2019.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Feb. 2023
Bush, the father of George W. Bush and former CIA director, was another one-termer like Trump but with a broad national security portfolio.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2023
Our long-termer pulled 0.70 g on the skidpad and came to a halt from 70 mph in 204 feet.
—Becca Hackett, Car and Driver, 30 Nov. 2022
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Michael Shapiro, Chron, 14 Mar. 2023
Cook is the third long-serving mayor in Hamilton County to step away from the job, following seven-term Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard last year and four-termer John Ditslear of Noblesville in 2019.
—John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Feb. 2023
Bush, the father of George W. Bush and former CIA director, was another one-termer like Trump but with a broad national security portfolio.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2023
Our long-termer pulled 0.70 g on the skidpad and came to a halt from 70 mph in 204 feet.
—Becca Hackett, Car and Driver, 30 Nov. 2022
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“Termer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/termer. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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