smoker
/'smoukə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A person who smokes tobacco: An individual who regularly or habitually inhales and exhales the smoke of burning tobacco, typically in the form of cigarettes, cigars, or a pipe.
- A passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke: A designated railway carriage or compartment where smoking is permitted.
- A party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only): A social gathering, often formal, historically intended exclusively for male guests.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Person):
- He is a heavy smoker, going through two packs a day.
- The doctor advised the lifelong smoker to quit.
- Noun (Railway Car):
- Please move to the smoker if you wish to light a cigarette.
- This train has a designated smoker at the rear.
- Noun (Social Event):
- The annual club smoker features cigars and brandy.
- He attended a political smoker to network with other businessmen.
Advanced Usage
- "Chain smoker": A person who smokes cigarettes almost continuously, lighting the next one from the previous.
- My grandfather was a chain smoker for forty years.
- "Social smoker": A person who smokes only occasionally, typically in social situations.
- She's not a regular smoker, just a social smoker at parties.
Variants and Related Words
- Smoke (verb): To inhale and exhale the smoke of tobacco or other substances.
- Do you smoke?
- Smoking (noun/gerund): The action or habit of inhaling and exhaling smoke.
- Smoking is prohibited in this building.
- Non-smoker (noun): A person who does not smoke tobacco.
- This apartment is available to non-smokers only.
Synonyms
- Tobacco user: A person who consumes tobacco.
- Cigarette smoker: Specifically, a person who smokes cigarettes.
Related Phrases
- Smoker's cough: A persistent cough common among people who smoke tobacco.
- He developed a chronic smoker's cough.
- Smoker's lips: Staining or discoloration around the lips from smoking.
- The tar from cigarettes can cause smoker's lips.
Noun
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a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke
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a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only)
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a person who smokes tobacco
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