plural stoners
: a person who habitually uses drugs or alcohol
plural stoners
: one that stones someone or something: such as
a
: one that pelts someone or something with stones especially with intent to kill
b
: a device for removing stones from stone fruit
a cherry stoner
Examples of stoner in a Sentence
Noun (1)
The movie's a comedy about a couple of stoners.
a comedy about aging stoners who are still trying to get their act together
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Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Since The Slow Rush, Tame Impala has continued to bring its music to the masses, and the project now represents a certain flavor of in-the-know cool that attracts ravers, stoners, popheads and everyone in between.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Leonardo DiCaprio has said that his performance as a stoner in One Battle After Another drew a lot of inspiration from you in Lebowski.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Black Hole stalks Chris, a popular girl who contracts the virus, and a stoner named Keith, who is in love with her.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The comedian of stoner comedies like Pineapple Express opens up about how the conversation around THC has shifted.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Since The Slow Rush, Tame Impala has continued to bring its music to the masses, and the project now represents a certain flavor of in-the-know cool that attracts ravers, stoners, popheads and everyone in between.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Leonardo DiCaprio has said that his performance as a stoner in One Battle After Another drew a lot of inspiration from you in Lebowski.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Black Hole stalks Chris, a popular girl who contracts the virus, and a stoner named Keith, who is in love with her.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Stoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoner. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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