Usually means: Inmate serving a life sentence.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word lifer:

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  1. lifer: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. lifer: Merriam-Webster
  3. lifer: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. lifer: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. lifer: Collins English Dictionary
  6. lifer: Vocabulary.com
  7. Lifer, lifer: Wordnik
  8. lifer: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. lifer: Wiktionary
  10. lifer: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. lifer: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. lifer: Dictionary.com
  13. Lifer (MercyMe album), Lifer (album), Lifer (band): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. lifer: Rhymezone
  15. lifer: FreeDictionary.org
  16. lifer: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. lifer: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. LIFER: Acronym Finder

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Bird On! (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. lifer: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Note: See lifering as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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noun:  A prisoner sentenced to life in prison.
noun:  A prisoner sentenced to transportation for life.
noun:  A person with a singular career path, especially in the military.
noun:  (birdwatching) A bird species seen for the first time by a birder who is keeping a list of all the species he or she has ever seen.

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