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termer

[ tur-mer ]

noun

  1. a person who is serving a term, especially in prison (usually used in combination):

    a first-termer.



termer

1

/ ˈtɜːmə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of termor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


-termer

2

noun

  1. in combination a person serving a specified length of time in prison

    a short-termer

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of termer1

First recorded in 1625–35; term + -er 1
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Example Sentences

All 40 of the shelter's "long termers" are currently black, including Velvet, who has been at the centre for 14 years.

From BBC

No. 1 on her list was Sen. William Scott, Republican from Virginia, a one termer whose stupid-is-as-stupid-does behavior reportedly included racist and anti-Semitic remarks.

From Salon

Congressmen—John Ensign, a freshman from Las Vegas, and Dave Camp, a third termer from Michigan—conferred after a meeting of Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee.

From Time

I’m like a medium termer: stay in work, keep your head down.

To Market, To Market Today’s stock market sell-off creates another buying important in Europe and around the world, especially for long termers.

From Forbes

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