smoker's cough

noun

1. a chronic cough caused by smoking.

Word History and Origins

Origin of smoker's cough¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Not long afterwards she developed a cough with a specific sound, like a smoker's cough.

From BBC

She had a terrible, deep cough — a “smoker’s cough,” she said — and the staff had given her a mask in late March, to wear whenever she left the room or had a nursing assistant come in.

From Washington Post

But studies by his team have shown, he said, that some people never notice their symptoms, others are unable to distinguish the infection from their smoker’s cough or allergies or other conditions, and still others may feel every pain acutely.

From New York Times

She leans forward, shifting in her armchair, before releasing her raspy smoker’s laugh, which is smudged out a second later by her smoker’s cough.

From The Guardian

Why did a little girl have a persistent ‘smoker’s cough’?

From Washington Post