lifer

Example Sentences

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He isn’t a political lifer or a cable-news regular.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Peter Moore, the former CEO at Liverpool FC and soccer lifer, has been waging a rowdy social media battle against the World Cup price explosion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

"I know I'm a football fan and a Wrexham lifer because I'm inconsolable when we lose," said Reynolds.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Snead is a scouting and player personnel lifer but also something of a renaissance man.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

Whether or not she had it planned at the time, Mary Jackson was on her way to becoming a Langley lifer.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly