stoner

1 of 2

noun (1)

ston·​er ˈstō-nər 

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

Synonyms

Noun (1)

• addict
• dopehead
• doper
• druggie
• druggy
• fiend
• freak [slang]
• head
• hophead [slang]
• hype [slang]
• junkie
• junky
• user

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

Recent Examples on the Web

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

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

Rhymes for stoner

• donor
• kroner
• kronor
• loner
• owner
• toner
• homeowner
• landowner
• shipowner