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lifer

What does lifer mean?

A prisoner doing a life sentence. On the wing, lifers are a tribe of their own — settled in, often calmer than the short-stretch lads, because for them this isn't a phase, it's the address.

"The lifers run the library — they've got nothing but time to read."

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What does lifer mean?
A lifer is someone serving a life sentence in prison.
How do you use lifer in a sentence?
For example: "He's a lifer, been inside twenty years."
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