lifer

2 definitions • 4 examples

someone who has been punished by being put in prison for a very long time or until they die:

In the 1980s, 726 lifers were paroled.

Releasing lifers is a very complex issue.

someone who has been employed by a particular company, organization, or industry for the whole of their working life:

Before the move to Channel 4 he was considered a BBC lifer.

A company lifer, he worked his way up through the ranks at the household products group.