LIFER Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

lifer

noun

Definition of lifer

as in con

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Recent Examples of lifer Such was the case Monday afternoon when Miami Heat lifer Udonis Haslem came to the Baptist Health Training Facility to speak to his hometown team. — Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 Sutton, the two-time Pro Bowler and Broncos lifer, has now not practiced for three straight days of training camp. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2026 That's not to say everything's going to be precisely to every van lifer's taste. — New Atlas, 29 July 2026 Like Yzerman in Detroit, Lou felt like a lifer in New Jersey. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for lifer

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Noun

There's also a second TV in here, as well as a second mini-split air-con unit.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
While promoting his new show Brothers, McConaughey managed to carve out some spon-con time for his tequila, Pantalones.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of con

Noun

Cole, who is applying for veterans’ disability benefits, is counting on getting more help from the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP.

— Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Circus veterans and musical-theater pros merge skills onstage, with performers learning trapeze, aerial work and puppetry under collaborative leaders who emphasize one unified troupe — and absolute trust during death-defying feats.

— Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of veteran

Noun

Nor could Grossman write about collaborators or the punishment battalions composed of convicts that were used as cannon fodder (one of many parallels between the conduct of the Soviet army and the present-day Russian military in Ukraine).

— Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Another world premiere comes from Enkelejd Lluca and Blood Money, an Albanian boxing drama about an ex-convict called Arion drawn into a brutal underground fighting arena.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of convict

Noun

The Taiwanese navy is planning to invest heavily in large surface combatants, including a new 7,000-ton warship and as many as 12 3,000-ton light frigates.

— HOLMES LIAO, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
The Dominion battled right back with a pair of stereo suplexes, but Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor hit stereo clotheslines as all four combatants were laid out.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of combatant

Noun

Other detainees remain unaccounted for The ICRC said in a statement that the remaining prisoners had been transferred to it on Friday.

— Fadi Tawil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Gamblers would bet on the fates of prisoners awaiting execution and of prominent people whose illnesses were reported on in the newspaper.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of prisoner

Noun

The Warriors brought back almost every major rotation player from last season’s team, with the only newcomers until this week being draftees Yaxel Lendeborg and Lajae Jones.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
The 49ers have been aching to develop a draftee into a star, and Stribling might be their best shot since drafting Purdy in 2022.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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