plural smokers
1
: someone or something that smokes: such as
a
: a person who smokes (see smoke entry 2 sense intransitive 4)
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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Each secures and slides via a series of side rails that look very similar to the ones for adjusting height of the grates on my Camp Chef vault smoker. — New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026 Among people who had never smoked, carriers of the mutation had about 62 times the odds of lung cancer compared with never-smokers who did not have it. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 No smoker should conclude that the damage is already done and that there is no point to stopping now. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026 But only minutes after stepping away from the smoker on Friday afternoon, Webb returned and noticed some missing meat. — J.d. Miles, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 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

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“Smoker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoker. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

Medical Definition

: a person who smokes habitually

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