: a person serving for a specified term (as in a political office or in prison)
a first termer
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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
Just ask one-termer Carter.
—James Pethokoukis, The Week, 12 Jan. 2022
Board President Toni Preckwinkle is attempting to win her fourth term in office; Tom Dart is vying to stay on as sheriff, a post he’s held since 2006; and first-termer Fritz Kaegi is hoping to get reelected for the first time.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2022
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
Similarly, a previous test of another Sonata N Line on our 75-mph highway route returned an EPA-matching 33 mpg—impressive for this car's hot-rod-like personality—even if our 2018 Honda Accord Sport long-termer was thriftier at the pump still.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 22 Feb. 2022
Front drivers are now 36-mpg machines, and all-wheel-drive Siennas, such as our long-termer, get a big 35 mpg on the Monroney label.
—K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 20 May 2022
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Michael Shapiro, Chron, 14 Mar. 2023
Just ask one-termer Carter.
—James Pethokoukis, The Week, 12 Jan. 2022
Board President Toni Preckwinkle is attempting to win her fourth term in office; Tom Dart is vying to stay on as sheriff, a post he’s held since 2006; and first-termer Fritz Kaegi is hoping to get reelected for the first time.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2022
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
Similarly, a previous test of another Sonata N Line on our 75-mph highway route returned an EPA-matching 33 mpg—impressive for this car's hot-rod-like personality—even if our 2018 Honda Accord Sport long-termer was thriftier at the pump still.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 22 Feb. 2022
Front drivers are now 36-mpg machines, and all-wheel-drive Siennas, such as our long-termer, get a big 35 mpg on the Monroney label.
—K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 20 May 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1609, in the meaning defined above
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“Termer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/termer. Accessed 3 Oct. 2023.
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