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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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
In addition to co-writing the script, Marlon Wayans was the film’s resident stoner, Shorty, who was usually hanging out with friends or, y’know, the killer.
—Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Cooper gets considerable humorous mileage out of his goofy stoner role, starting with a guffaw-inducing pratfall entrance involving an exploding carton of oat milk.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
In addition to acting, h has co-written and directed Rolling Kansas, a road-trip stoner comedy, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noun
But underneath the stoner hijinks (and legitimately stunning wildlife videography), Listers is a serious film about the meaning that hobbies can provide to our lives, and the corrupting influence of smartphone apps on our leisure activities.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
In addition to co-writing the script, Marlon Wayans was the film’s resident stoner, Shorty, who was usually hanging out with friends or, y’know, the killer.
—Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Cooper gets considerable humorous mileage out of his goofy stoner role, starting with a guffaw-inducing pratfall entrance involving an exploding carton of oat milk.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
In addition to acting, h has co-written and directed Rolling Kansas, a road-trip stoner comedy, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Stoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoner. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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