lifers

noun

plural of lifer
1
as in convicts

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as in veterans

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  1. convicts
  2. veterans
  3. cons
  4. combatants
  5. prisoners
  6. recruits
  7. draftees
  8. conscripts
Noun
  • 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
  • Also, from the 19th century to the 20th century, the island served as a holding area for convicts being sent from mainland France to overseas penal colonies—a sobering thread in the sunny island’s past.
    — Caitlin Gunther, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026
Definition of convicts
Noun
  • The America250 website lists nonprofit organizations, including those that focus on civic engagement, education, housing, conservation and veterans, that people can donate to.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Two veterans go face to face in Portugal’s match against Croatia in Toronto.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Definition of veterans
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 cons
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 combatants
Noun
  • The agency has instructed contractors that families at the facility cannot be referred to as prisoners, detainees or inmates, records show.
    — JACK BROOK, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • Moriarty is hiding both Sherlock and Lady Tewkesbury in a cell, and both of the prisoners are trying to figure out why she's chosen them.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of prisoners
Noun
  • Four recruits have been hospitalized, according to Castro and a source with knowledge of the situation who was not authorized to talk to the press.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • Now that official visits are starting to wind down, more and more teams and recruits are getting a clearer picture about what the future holds for them in the 2027 cycle.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of recruits
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 draftees
Noun
  • Jung also highlighted the South Korean military’s personnel shortage, especially among noncommissioned officers and officers expected to help train new conscripts to use drones.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Diplomatic ties had not yet resumed, and many in Argentina perceived the game as an opportunity to honor the conscripts who died in the war and remind the world of the country’s claim to the Malvinas/Falkland Islands.
    — Cesar R. Torres, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
Definition of conscripts
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