Usually means: Inmate serving a life sentence.
Definitions Related words Phrases (New!) Mentions Lyrics History
We found 21 dictionaries that define the word lifer:

General (18 matching dictionaries)
  1. lifer: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. lifer: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. lifer: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. lifer: Collins English Dictionary
  5. lifer: Vocabulary.com
  6. Lifer, lifer: Wordnik
  7. lifer: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. lifer: Wiktionary
  9. lifer: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. lifer: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. lifer: Dictionary.com
  12. Lifer (MercyMe album), Lifer (album), Lifer (band): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. lifer: Rhymezone
  14. lifer: Free Dictionary
  15. lifer: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. lifer: Dictionary/thesaurus

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 (
)
American English Definition British English Definition
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.

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:




Words similar to lifer

Usage examples for lifer

Idioms related to lifer

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing lifer

Words that often appear near lifer

Rhymes of lifer

Invented words related to lifer

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Compound Your Joy   Threepeat   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Help


Our daily word games Threepeat and Compound Your Joy are going strong.
Sign up for our new mailing list here!