plural smokers
1
: someone or something that smokes: such as
a
: a person who smokes cigarettes
a heavy smoker
b
: an apparatus with an enclosed chamber that is used for smoking food (as for curing or imparting flavor)
2
: a railroad car or compartment in which smoking is allowed
3
: an informal social gathering for men
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Even with nearly one-third of South Korean men identifying as smokers?
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Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2024
Quigley says with 28 million American cigarette smokers, there is not enough being done in the pharmaceutical industry to address smoking, which remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the country—killing 480,000 people a year.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The sales of cigarettes has gone down by 26% in the past five years, with smokers either opting for other nicotine products or quitting.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Imagine two smokers, both of whom went through a pack a day for 30 years.
—Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2024
Quigley says with 28 million American cigarette smokers, there is not enough being done in the pharmaceutical industry to address smoking, which remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the country—killing 480,000 people a year.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The sales of cigarettes has gone down by 26% in the past five years, with smokers either opting for other nicotine products or quitting.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Imagine two smokers, both of whom went through a pack a day for 30 years.
—Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Smoker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoker. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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