lifer

noun

Definition of lifernext
1
as in con

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as in veteran

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Recent Examples of lifer As in current Heat assistant coach Caron Butler, a seeming Heat lifer throughout. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026 But even when Thomson, a terrific baseball lifer, was gone, Bryce Harper was still there in Philly and so was Kyle Schwarber. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 27 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifer
  1. con
  2. veteran
  3. convict
  4. combatant
  5. jailbird
  6. warhorse
  7. prisoner
  8. draftee
Noun
  • What are the cons of investing in gold?
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 26 June 2026
  • Read this for details of how to download and read on for the pros and cons of installing the new software now.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of con
Noun
  • And a quieter sky genuinely matters to veterans with PTSD, to parents of sensory-sensitive kids, and to every dog that spends the Fourth wedged under a bed.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Condrey is a writer, veteran and formerly homeless resident of San Diego.
    — David Lee Condrey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2026
Definition of veteran
Noun
  • The teaser also offers glimpses of Vincent Lindon as Jean Valjean, the ex-convict who rebuilds his life as a benevolent industrialist, and Tahar Rahim as Inspector Javert, Valjean’s relentless nemesis.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 July 2026
  • Written by Evan Cooper, Blood On The Promontory finds five convicts trying to escape through the mountains following a violent train robbery, while shackled together by foot.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 June 2026
Definition of convict
Noun
  • They were controlled by two sets of levers, with plastic buttons that made the combatants throw left jabs and right uppercuts.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • But combatants in the subcontinent were unaware of the initial truce that had been made in the West, and dozens more battles took place around the world.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
Definition of combatant
Noun
  • But these jailbirds aren’t using their own fingers to fire off missives or create clones.
    — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
  • And these seven crooked cops are just the tip of the MSP jailbird iceberg.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
Definition of jailbird
Noun
  • The two old warhorses spent six years together at Madrid and won four Champions League titles.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
  • Strange but true; there could be a little more life in this old warhorse yet.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Definition of warhorse
Noun
  • Alicent and Helaena will be held prisoner until Aemond is found and killed.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • The river has risen again and again, and in 1993, the Mississippi did not go over the levee, at first, but under it, burrowing a tunnel like a prisoner seeking freedom.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of prisoner
Noun
  • None of the state’s previous four draftees completed that path.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
  • Four former draftees are defensemen, ranging from selections in the 2021-2024 draft.
    — Ava DiCecca, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
Definition of draftee

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“Lifer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifer. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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