lifer
Example Sentences
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He joined the group in 1987 - a 2017 press release announcing his appointment as chairman described him as a "Tata lifer".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The pair told The New York Times' Athletic that, five years on, they still do not fully understand the sport - but Reynolds said he was now "a Wrexham lifer".
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
At the center of it is Curt Cignetti, the deadpan coaching lifer who took a flier on Bloomington in 2023, told Hoosier Nation he wins wherever he goes —“Google me”—and went out and did it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 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
