smoker

noun

smok·​er ˈsmō-kər 

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

Examples of smoker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The pearls, which heat up as smokers prepare to hit a dab, are said to help extract the flavor of the terpenes, Brooks said. —Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2025

Lynch revealed last year that he’d been diagnosed with emphysema and needed to rely on supplemental oxygen after having been a smoker since the age of 8. —Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2025

Potential Side Effects and Risks Research has found the following risks with antioxidant supplementation: Increased risk of lung cancer in smokers with beta carotene supplementation. —Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 7 Feb. 2025

Big Tobacco hadn’t lost a court case brought by an individual smoker or paid a penny in settlements or damages. —Sean Gregory / Boston, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing smoker

• anti-smoker
• black smoker
• smoker's cough

Rhymes for smoker

• broker
• choker
• coker
• croaker
• joker
• ochre
• poker
• mediocre
• pawnbroker
• stockbroker

Medical Definition

smoker

noun

smok·​er ˈsmō-kər 

: a person who smokes habitually