smoker

noun

smok·​er ˈsmō-kər How to pronounce smoker (audio)
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
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Something about the vapor and smoke… and people were chain smokers back then. 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 See all Example Sentences for smoker 

Word History

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of smoker was in 1599

Dictionary Entries Near smoker

Cite this Entry

“Smoker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoker. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

Medical Definition

smoker

noun
smok·​er ˈsmō-kər How to pronounce smoker (audio)
: a person who smokes habitually

More from Merriam-Webster on smoker

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!