different between lifer vs liefer

English

Etymology

life +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?f?(r)

Noun

lifer (plural lifers)

1. A prisoner sentenced to life in prison.
2. A prisoner sentenced to transportation for life.
   • 1837-39, 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.

3. A person with a singular career path, especially in the military.
   • 2002, Paul Newman, Nine From The Ninth, iUniverse (?ISBN), page 17

   • 2005, J. M. Coutts, As the Beacon Turns, Trafford Publishing (?ISBN), page 392
4. (birdwatching) A bird species seen for the first time by a birder who is keeping a list of all the species he or she has ever seen.

   Synonym: life bird

Translations

See also

• (bird species): life list

Anagrams

• Filer, Friel, filer, flier, rifle

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?li.fer/, [?li.ver]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *libru

Noun

lifer f

1. liver (interior organ)

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: liver, livere
  • English: liver

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin laver (“water-plant”)

Noun

lifer f

1. Alternative form of læfer (“reed, rush”)

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• liever

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?li?f?/

Adjective

liefer

1. comparative form of lief: more lief

Adverb

liefer

1. comparative form of lief: more lief
2. Preferentially, rather

Anagrams

• Leifer, e-filer, refile, relfie, relief, relife

German

Pronunciation

Verb

liefer

1. inflection of liefern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative