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 called: smoking 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 Word Forms

• antismoker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of smoker¹

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

Example Sentences

Even so, former smokers still had higher risk levels than lifelong non-smokers for as long as three decades after they quit.

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Camp Chef’s Woodwind Pro pellet smoker bridges the divide beautifully.

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Plastic cigarette filters are the world's most littered item, leaching toxic chemicals into the environment and breaking down into microplastics -- while doing very little for the smoker, the secretariat said.

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According to the study, smokers showed a notably higher rate of prediabetes and diabetes diagnoses compared with nonsmokers.

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At that time, nearly half of the population were smokers.

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