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Lifer vs Limer - What's the difference?

lifer | limer |

As nouns the difference between lifer and limer

is that lifer is a prisoner sentenced to life in prison while limer is (obsolete) a kind of dog kept on a lead; a bloodhound; a mongrel or limer can be someone who limes; someone who uses bird-lime or who limewashes or limer can be (west indies) someone who hangs around the streets; someone hanging out.

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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    limer

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) limer (Old French liemier, French limier), from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * lymer * limier

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A kind of dog kept on a lead; a bloodhound; a mongrel.

    • Etymology 2

    (lime).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who limes; someone who uses bird-lime or who limewashes.

    • Etymology 3

    Origin unknown.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (West Indies) Someone who hangs around the streets; someone hanging out.
    • Derived terms
    * lime

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