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lifer

/lahy-fer/US // ˈlaɪ fər //UK // (ˈlaɪfə) //

生活者,生活家,生命者,寿星

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    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.
    • : Also called life bird .a species of bird not seen previously and that will therefore be added to the bird watcher's life list. the sighting of a bird of a previously unseen species: It seems like forever since I've had a lifer!

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Examples

  • Some cowboy lifers insist on synthetic fill, since it will dry quicker and even insulate in the event of unexpected rain—you know, a primary reason you have a tent at all—while others prefer the compression and breathability of down.

  • In a sense, Staley is the new VanDerveer, a coaching lifer who will influence generations.

  • Maryland governors paroled between 25 and 92 lifers in their terms from 1969 to 1995.

  • Ligon broke every unenviable record, becoming the nation’s oldest, longest-serving juvenile lifer.

  • Among his advocates was John Pace, 52, a former juvenile lifer who knew Ligon for two decades in Graterford prison.

  • Plus, Scarborough still has credibility on the right of the GOP as a pro-lifer and good friend of Erick Erickson.

  • The report reveals some disturbing trends in the current lifer prison population, Nellis says.

  • But that means a significant portion of the lifer population is behind bars for a non-homicide, Nellis points out.

  • It was so important that journalists found it fitting to ask every pro-lifer in their path to discuss it.

  • As the PA prison system awaits its newest lifer, here are eight fun facts.

  • There is a lifer here in Folsom, Matthew Davies, of old pioneer stock, who is trusty of the scaffold and execution chamber.

  • When this old lifer was a child there was much talk in his family of the Mountain Meadows Massacre.

  • These cases are virtually hopeless, and are little less pitiable than that of the “lifer” in a prison.

  • Up the beach we chased, and dragged out the boat we called our ‘Lifer.’

  • The djinn was in for a lifer, and was immortal; so thought Challis to himself.