lifer
suomi-englanti sanakirjalifer englannista suomeksi
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Substantiivi
lifer englanniksi
A prisoner sentenced to transportation for life.
(RQ:Dickens Oliver Twist)
A person with a singular career path, especially in the military.
(quote-book)The Top's not a lifer; he's a career Marine. Lifers are a breed. A lifer is anybody who abuses authority he doesn't deserve to have. There are plenty of civilian lifers."
{{quote-book|en|year=2002|author=Paul Newman|title=Nine From The Ninth|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=9781462082520|page=17
{{quote-book|en|year=2005|author=J. M. Coutts|title=As the Beacon Turns|publisher=Trafford Publishing|isbn=9781412044233|page=392
(quote-book)
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.
(syn)
liver (q)
(alternative form of)