chain smoker

Idioms and Phrases

One who smokes continually by lighting a new cigarette from the one being finished, as in Before they forbade smoking, bridge tournaments often attracted players who are chain smokers . [c. 1930]

Example Sentences

In St. Vincent, the actor plays a foulmouthed, alcoholic chain smoker with no regard for anyone but himself.

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One day I was stunned to see that a particular favorite was a gaunt chain-smoker.

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Here is someone who is a chain smoker and he gives the full pack of cigarettes back to me in the morning.

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Whitcomb is a chain-smoker who sports a leather jacket, listens to punk rock, and is the recipient of a heart transplant.

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