how to pronounce lifer

/ˈlaɪfɚ/

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lifer is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of lifer in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… as a baseball lifer as a fan as a guy …”

meanings of lifer

noun:

A person with a singular career path, especially in the military.
A prisoner sentenced to life in prison.
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.
A prisoner sentenced to transportation for life.

lifer frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word lifer occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics lifer can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that lifer can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;