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lif·er  (lfr)

n. Slang

1.

a. A prisoner serving a life sentence.

b. One who makes a career in one of the armed forces.

2. Informal A right-to-lifer.

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lifer [ˈlaɪfə]

n

Informal a prisoner sentenced to life imprisonment

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lifer - a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment convict, yard bird, yardbird, con, inmate - a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

Translations

lifer [ˈlaɪfəʳ] N → presidiario m de por vida, condenado/a m/f a cadena perpetua

lifer [ˈlaɪfə^r] n → condamné(e) m/f à perpète >
life raft life-raft [ˈlaɪfrɑːft] n → radeau m de sauvetage
life-saver lifesaver [ˈlaɪfseɪvə^r] n

(medically) to be a life-saver → sauver des vies
The cervical smear test is a lifesaver → Le frottis cervical sauve des vies.

(= lifeguard) → secouriste mf, sauveteur/euse m/f
life-saving [ˈlaɪfseɪvɪŋ]

n → secourisme m

modif [drug, operation, treatment] → salvateur/trice
life science n → sciences fpl de la vie
life sentence n → peine f de réclusion à perpétuité
life-size [ˈlaɪfsaɪz] life-sized [ˈlaɪfsaɪzd] adj [statue, model, painting] → grandeur nature inv

lifer

n (inf) → Lebenslängliche(r) mf (inf)

lifer [ˈlaɪfəʳ] n (fam) → ergastolano/a