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

Can pot smokers and other drug users legally own guns? —Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025

Smoke control The amount of smoke emitted by a cocktail smoker is typically controlled by a dial located on the side of the device. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025

The brigade of heavily armed cops terrified the kids, causing Cooper to take stock of police tactics deployed in service of nabbing people who might be no more than casual pot smokers. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025

He was also diagnosed with autism later in life, after being a daily marijuana smoker as a child, and dropped out of high school. —Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025

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