cigarette holder

noun

1. a mouthpiece of plastic, ivory, etc., for holding a cigarette while it is being smoked.

cigarette holder

noun

1. a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigarette while it is smoked

Word History and Origins

Origin of cigarette holder¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Dior with his white coats fit the bill; so did Chanel with her ropes of pearls and cigarette holders.

From New York Times

Alexander then showed me a cigarette holder and a tobacco box he had decorated by taping portraits of President Putin to them.

From BBC

Bethune found Roosevelt sitting in a chair near the door, holding “his famous cigarette holder,” she recalled.

From Washington Post

And the ladies who lunched really did so — if you can call a meal three bullshots and a Craven A cigarette smoked in a Dunhill cigarette holder.

From New York Times

His rumpled fedora; his jaunty cigarette holder; his pince-nez glasses; his Naval cape; and the steel leg braces that let him stand and appear to walk on his own.

From Washington Post