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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Taxing the shrinking number of state smokers — revenue officials expect to raise $50 million — is one easy way to fund the largest budget in Illinois history.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Three-quarters of the sailors were smokers, so carbon monoxide levels were chronically elevated in the sealed confines of the sub.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 2 June 2025
Any American visitor to France will be struck by the number of smokers in general and especially the number of young people puffing away on café terraces.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 May 2025
Unlike most smokers, the Tailgater is built to travel with foldable legs, wheels, and a handle.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
Three-quarters of the sailors were smokers, so carbon monoxide levels were chronically elevated in the sealed confines of the sub.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 2 June 2025
Any American visitor to France will be struck by the number of smokers in general and especially the number of young people puffing away on café terraces.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 May 2025
Unlike most smokers, the Tailgater is built to travel with foldable legs, wheels, and a handle.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Smoker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoker. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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