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lifer definition

lifer (līf′ər)

noun

  1. a person sentenced to imprisonment for life
  2. a person whose working life is spent in one occupation or profession, esp. in the armed forces

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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