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

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The detachable pieces of a smoker will sometimes be made dishwasher safe. 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 Pro Smoker has more than 16,000 products, from commercial truckload smokehouses to home smokers. Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 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

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“Smoker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoker. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

Medical Definition

smoker

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

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