noun
- a person serving a specified term, especially in prison
- a person holding office for a specified term
Usage: informal
Examples
- The first-termer was still adjusting to prison life.
- He was a long-termer who had been incarcerated for fifteen years.
- The new senator was just a one-termer before losing reelection.
- Several short-termers were released early for good behavior.
- As a two-termer, the governor had experience with budget negotiations.
- The lifer befriended many short-termers over the years.