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Lifer vs Lifen - What's the difference?

lifer | lifen |

As a noun lifer

is a prisoner sentenced to life in prison.

As a verb lifen is

(obsolete) to enliven.

lifer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A prisoner sentenced to life in prison.
  • A prisoner sentenced to transportation for life.
  • * Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist
    • They know what a clever lad he is; he'll be a lifer . They'll make the Artful nothing less than a lifer.
  • A person who makes a career in the military.
  • A bird species seen for the first time by a birder who is keeping a list of all the birds he or she has ever seen.
  • * 2013 , Sue Taylor, Best 100 Birdwatching Sites in Australia
    • I saw six species of honeyeaters new to me and went home with 16 lifers and some bad sandfly bites.

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    lifen

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To enliven.
    • (Marston)
    (Webster 1913)