smokernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsməʊ.kər/us/ˈsmoʊ.kɚ/B2 someone who smokes tobacco regularly:
a cigarette/pipe smoker
Chris is a light/heavy smoker (= smokes a little/a lot each day).
UK old-fashioned a railway carriage in which people are allowed to smoke tobacco
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- He's developed a smoker's cough.
- Unfortunately I was sitting at the table with smokers on either side of me.
- I was in a party of 20, none of whom were smokers.
- Both his parents were smokers.
- Even assuming that smokers do see the health warnings, I doubt they'll take any notice.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Tobacco & smoking
- baccy
- butt
- cheroot
- cig
- cigar
- cigarette butt
- cigarette paper
- e-cigarette
- light (sth) up
- nicotine
- nicotine patch
- non-smoker
- non-smoking
- pipe
- roll-your-own
- second-hand smoke
- smoke
- smoking
- stub
- tobacconist
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