smoker

[ smoh-ker ]

noun

1. a person or thing that smokes.
2. Railroads.
   1. Also called smoking car. a passenger car for those who wish to smoke.
   2. a compartment for those who wish to smoke.
3. an informal gathering, especially of men, for entertainment, discussion, or the like.
4. an enclosed metal box or similar device for smoking meats, poultry, or fish.
5. smoking stand.
6. British. smoking-concert.

smoker

/ ˈsməʊkə /

noun

1. a person who habitually smokes tobacco
2. Also calledsmoking compartment a compartment of a train where smoking is permitted
3. an informal social gathering, as at a club
4. a vent on the ocean floor from which hot water and minerals erupt

Other Words From

• anti·smoker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of smoker¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; smoke + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Some local authorities do offer vapes to smokers who are looking to quit.

From BBC

The programme focuses on 55-74-year-old current and past smokers, who are offered a health check and, if needed, a scan.

From BBC

The government said smoking also cost the economy £18bn a year in lost productivity, with smokers a third more likely to be off work sick.

From BBC

When Nicorette was invented in Sweden in the late 1970s, it was the first NRT available to smokers who wanted to quit.

From Los Angeles Times

They are more common in older men, smokers, people with high blood pressure and people with other cardiovascular diseases.

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