Definition of LIFER

Examples of lifer in a Sentence

He was a lifer at the factory.

Recent Examples on the Web

However, as prisoners age, the medical costs go up and a lot of these lifers have been serving a long time. — John Baer, Philly.com, "Sharif Street is on a mission for criminal justice reform," 29 June 2018 Time Reds manager Jim Riggleman, at 65 and a baseball lifer, would seem like a decidedly old-school manager. — John Fay, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati Reds manager Jim Riggleman is a quick hook based on analytics," 22 June 2018 DeBrusk is the son of an NHL lifer, Louie DeBrusk, who once duked it out with Zdeno Chara, who today pairs with McAvoy as the Bruins’ top blue-line duo. — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, "The greatest collection of 21-and-under talents are powering our Boston sports teams," 29 Apr. 2018 Smackdown is Paige's house After retiring from the ring on Raw in an emotional speech, Paige, a wrestling lifer, became the general manager of Smackdown on Tuesday, replacing Bryan. — Gene Guillot, NOLA.com, "The best 34 parts of an awesome WrestleMania week," 12 Apr. 2018 Last week, the company named Alan Jope, a Unilever lifer who currently heads its beauty and personal-care division, as its next chief executive. — Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ, "Unilever to Buy Horlicks, One of India’s Biggest Brands, From GSK," 3 Dec. 2018 Like Matt Bayes, like Norma Morris, Fugate is an Austin lifer. — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, "Doyel: Austin hopes a new ballfield can help in its battle with opioids and HIV," 21 June 2018 At least one lifer, a man who personally saw many of the squads in contention for the title of best ever, agrees. — Jared Diamond, WSJ, "Boston Red Sox: Greatest Season of All Time?," 29 Oct. 2018 Like Edward Dolman at Christie's, Ruprecht was a lifer who had ascended from the bottom of the auction house (in his case, a summer job as a typist). — Vicky Ward, Town & Country, "Buyer's Remorse: Inside the Art World's Billion-Dollar Rivalry," 4 Mar. 2015

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