lifers

noun

plural of lifer
1
as in convicts

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as in veterans

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  1. convicts
  2. veterans
  3. cons
  4. combatants
  5. prisoners
  6. recruits
  7. draftees
  8. conscripts
Noun
  • After a career spent playing convicts and criminals, the opportunity was appealing to Trejo.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Aiming to make the race to succeed Tillis a referendum on crime, Republicans have run ads claiming that Democratic nominee Roy Cooper went easy on convicts during his two terms in the governor’s mansion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of convicts
Noun
  • Kevin Mayer, the Candle co-founder, has also lamented that digital creators are the future of Hollywood, which could put pressure on some of Candle’s holdings, which have tended to rely on Hollywood veterans like Witherspoon.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
  • There are more training programs, money is going towards new creative voices, and successful veterans are seeing their biggest and boldest ideas backed with the capital to make noise.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of veterans
Noun
  • The show has also progressed from a solely in-person experience to one with main-stage panels that are streamed live for fans around the world via YouTube — a move born out of the COVID-19 pandemic-era virtual cons that has stuck.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But there are also cons to buying a condo including sky-high HOA and parking fees, and emergency assessments, which could cost thousands of dollars.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of cons
Noun
  • Former combatants seek to return to civilian life At Mekelle’s Tigray Martyrs’ Memorial Monument, former fighters lined up to register with the authorities, some carrying papers or sheltering under umbrellas.
    — Khaled Kazziha, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • No other branch’s members prioritize their role as combatants in an ideological battle — in this case, over what a documentary should be.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of combatants
Noun
  • Constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment prohibit deliberate indifference to prisoners’ medical needs.
    — Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Offering the Black Panther salute in tribute to the six Black prisoners found dead at Attica Prison, during the funeral held in Brooklyn.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of prisoners
Noun
  • The attack wounded an additional 200 recruits at the military camp in the southern province of Shabwa, the provincial government there said.
    — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In the background, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is on-going, and the military is scrambling for recruits.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of recruits
Noun
  • Rose is one of three 2026 draftees on the initial AFL rosters, along with the Cubs’ Myles Bailey (second round, compensation pick) and the Giants’ Dalton Wentz (16th round).
    — Keith Law, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • From players with some NHL experience like forwards Kenny Connors and Jared Wright to 2026 draftees such as center Liam Levebvre, defenseman Adam Goljer and goalie Yegor Rybkin, Kings fans can get a glimpse of the near and more distant future alike.
    — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of draftees
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  • At the same time, Sobyanin, who is widely seen as a pragmatist, has rebuffed calls by Russian hawks for a broad mobilization of conscripts and putting the entire economy on a war footing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Peyr’s book was inspired by the real case of the disappeared of Mourmelon, in which a number of young men, most of them military conscripts, went missing over several years in the 1980s.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of conscripts
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