stoner

[stoh-ner]

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noun

Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
a person who pelts or assails with stones: stoners of Paul the Apostle.
Chiefly British. a person or thing that weighs a specified number of stone (used in combination): a 12-stoner.

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Examples from the Web for stoner

Contemporary Examples

So, in that stoner frame of mind, I thought, “Johnny Depp would crush this.”
Kevin Smith's Marijuanaissance: On 'Tusk,' 'Falling Out' with Ben Affleck, and 20 Years of 'Clerks'
Marlow Stern
September 9, 2014
Is subversion on the horizon or will Black Jesus sacrifice a historically political concept for the sake of a stoner comedy?
‘Black Jesus’ Resurrected: Racial Stereotypes or Subversive Comedy?
Rawiya Kameir
August 8, 2014
I never was a big fan of Cheech and Chong or [stoner] genre movies.
‘Silicon Valley’ and the Return of Stoner Television
Rich Goldstein
April 10, 2014
On ‘Expired Love,’ Nebraska-born Emily Kinney sings about stoner boyfriends, jealousy, and lost loves.
The Walking Dead’s Killer Diva Emily Kinney on Daryl and ‘Expired Love’
Melissa Leon
March 20, 2014
Or, as with Stoner, a whole lot of people might point a whole lot of neon signs at it.
Famous for Not Being Famous: Enough About ‘Stoner’
Drew Smith
October 31, 2013

Historical Examples

This Stoner affair, of course, has upset Cotherstone dreadfully.
The Borough Treasurer
Joseph Smith Fletcher
Now which on us would you be inclined to fix it on, Mr. Stoner?
The Borough Treasurer
Joseph Smith Fletcher
Something within Stoner was urging him on to go straight to the point.
The Borough Treasurer
Joseph Smith Fletcher
The place in which they met was an appropriate one—for Stoner's purpose.
The Borough Treasurer
Joseph Smith Fletcher
"Here's a convenient spot," said Stoner, with a nasty laugh.
The Borough Treasurer
Joseph Smith Fletcher

British Dictionary definitions for stoner

stoner

noun

a device for removing stones from fruit
slang a person who is habitually under the influence of drugs or alcohol

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