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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New Atlas, 4 June 2026
And Rudd, as the happy mid-lifer who can’t help wanting a little more, is appealing in that characteristically boyish, Rudd-like way, though there’s also something deeply wistful about him.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 May 2026
Another Team Canada lifer sees it, too.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Dude’s an Avs lifer, as well as being the guy who won UCHealth’s Cale Makar lookalike contest at Ball Arena back on May 13.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for lifer
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“Lifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifer. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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