Archer, Jef ‧ frey /ˈdʒefri/ BrE AmE
(1940–) a British politician in the Conservative Party whose official title is Lord Archer. In a ↑ libel ↑ trial in 1987 he said things which were not true, and went to prison in 2001 for two years after he was found guilty of telling lies in court. He also writes very popular novels.