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lifer

[lahy-fer]

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noun

Slang.

a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
a person committed to a professional lifetime career in the military.
a person who has devoted a lifetime to a profession, occupation, or pursuit.
(in birding)
1. Also called life bird.��a species of bird not seen previously and that will therefore be added to the bird watcher's life list.
2. the sighting of a bird of a previously unseen species.
  It seems like forever since I've had a lifer!

lifer

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Origin of lifer¹

First recorded in 1820–30; life + -er ¹

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Ron Washington, a baseball lifer, is still perpetually upbeat despite having spent 55 of his 72 years in the game.

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Washington, a baseball lifer, still is perpetually upbeat, having spent 55 of his 72 years in the game.

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“I’m an indie-film lifer,” Baker said, noting that he doesn’t make movies to be calling cards for larger studio projects.

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As an Orange County lifer with a somewhat objective vantage point on L.A.,

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But maybe nothing is as frustrating for van lifers, or occupies as big a chunk of their daily bandwidth, as the question of where to find a toilet.

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