Word: lifer
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lif
er
Definition: A person with a singular career path, especially in the military.
Morphemes:
Affix: life
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A living individual; the fact of a particular individual being alive.
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: agent noun
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; Used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other nouns.