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

While working on the Venezuela rescue mission, Short and the other team members were recently firing up a smoker for burgers and roasted potatoes in the kitchen a floor below their conference room. — Seamus Bozeman follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

According to the city's agency, the most at risk include people 50 and over, smokers, those with chronic lung disease or people who have weakened immune systems. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Once the smoker is stable and producing clean smoke, place the ribs bone-side down directly on the grates. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

One day soon, will smart tech be able to model a brisket stall and calibrate one of these smart smokers to push it through to completion at the press of a button? — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

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