- This word likely comes from the observation that someone who has spent Kindergarten through 12th grade at a single school has spent almost his or her entire life at the same place, hence they are "lifers" of the school.
Lifer
noun novel creation
A person who has attended the same school from Kindergarten through 12th grade.
Etymology : life + -er ending
Source : "let's go to the lifer party!" said by a fellow Senior / lifer at the time, April 2007
Last modified: 9 December 2010