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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Something about the vapor and smoke… and people were chain smokers back then.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Research has also found that children who smoked menthols were more likely to become regular smokers than occasional smokers.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Those poignant ads from the 2010s featuring former smokers struggling to breathe or speak really said it all: Smoking directly ups your risk of cancer—no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 Jan. 2025
In 2022, roughly half of adult smokers tried to quit, but fewer than 10 percent were ultimately successful.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Research has also found that children who smoked menthols were more likely to become regular smokers than occasional smokers.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Those poignant ads from the 2010s featuring former smokers struggling to breathe or speak really said it all: Smoking directly ups your risk of cancer—no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 23 Jan. 2025
In 2022, roughly half of adult smokers tried to quit, but fewer than 10 percent were ultimately successful.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Smoker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoker. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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