lifestyler

English

Etymology

lifestyle +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl.ə(ɹ)/
• enPR: līfʹstīl'ər

Noun

lifestyler (plural lifestylers)

1. One who lives an alternative lifestyle all the time, not just occasionally.
   • 2000, Gloria G Brame, Come Hither: A Commonsense Guide to Kinky Sex:

     The most intense (and intensely in love) lifestylers make unconditional lifetime commitments (with no possibility of separation or divorce).

   • 2003, Wayne Brekhus, Peacocks, Chameleons, Centaurs:

     Gay lifestylers live openly in gay-specific ghettos […]

   • 2008, Arlene Russo, Vampire Nation:

     But it was really when the book was turned into a lavish blockbuster in 1992 that the vampire lifestylers came into their own.

Antonyms

• dabbler
• weekend warrior

Related terms

• lifestylist