stoner

1 of 2

noun (1)

ston·​er ˈstō-nər How to pronounce stoner (audio)
plural stoners
: a person who habitually uses drugs or alcohol

stoner

2 of 2

noun (2)

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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Noun
Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie — a documentary about iconic stoner comedy buds Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong — is coming soon to digital streaming. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 Cirrus Social Club, a weed lounge on East Colfax Avenue, celebrated its grand opening on April 18, coincidentally debuting in time for the stoner holiday 420. Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025 Named for the afternoon hour when a group of friends in the 1970s met to smoke weed, 4/20 is the unofficial stoner holiday of the year. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2025 Will & Todd’s Radical Experience This Bill & Ted-style stoner comedy gets complicated when Harriet Tubman (Brunson) and Frederick Douglass (Kenan Thompson) want to stay in 1987 instead of going back to the 1800s. Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stoner

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

stoned

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1971, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stoner was in the 14th century

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“Stoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoner. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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