a person serving a specified length of time in prison
a short-termer
termer in American English
(ˈtɜrmər)
noun
a person serving a specified term, esp. in prison
usually in hyphenated compounds
third-termer
termer in American English
(ˈtɜːrmər)
noun
(usually used in combination)
a person who is serving a term, esp. in prison
a first-termer
Word origin
[1625–35; term + -er1]This word is first recorded in the period 1625–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cabaret, functional, interlock, officiate, program-er is a suffix used in forming nouns designating persons from the object of their occupationor labor (hatter; tiler; tinner; moonshiner), or from their place of origin or abode (Icelander; southerner; villager), or designating either persons or things from some special characteristic or circumstance(six-footer; three-master; teetotaler; fiver; tenner)