cigarette

noun

cig·​a·​rette ˌsi-gə-ˈret 

ˈsi-gə-ˌret

variants or less commonly cigaret

: a slender roll of cut tobacco enclosed in paper and meant to be smoked

also : a similar roll of another substance (such as marijuana)

Examples of cigarette in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The children of George Carroll, a Korean War veteran, were told their father went out for cigarettes and never returned. —Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025

The vitamin also acts as an antioxidant, helping to keep immune cells healthy by neutralizing free radicals, which are molecules found in harmful substances like pollution, cigarette smoke, and radiation that can damage cells and DNA. —Danielle Zickl, Health, 5 Dec. 2025

Thanks in no small part to paparazzi pictures of Charli XCX smoking, including at her wedding in Hackney, East London, cigarettes have become irrevocably associated with the brat aesthetic. —Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025

Out on break, puffing on a cigarette, Dana is sucker-punched by a patient disgruntled over his wait time. —Ew Staff December 5, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French cigarette, diminutive of cigare cigar, from Spanish cigarro

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing cigarette

• anti-cigarette
• cigarette paper
• e-cigarette
• electronic cigarette

Rhymes for cigarette

• alphabet
• arpanet
• bayonet
• biuret
• clarinet
• coronet
• coverlet
• dataset
• epithet
• ethernet
• heavyset
• internet

Kids Definition

cigarette

noun

cig·​a·​rette ˌsig-ə-ˈret 

ˈsig-ə-ˌret

: a small roll of cut tobacco wrapped in paper for smoking

Etymology

from French cigarette, literally, "little cigar"