smoker

CEFRB1

/ˈsmoʊkɚ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who smokes; a device for smoking food.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A smoking car on a train.

Examples

  • It transpired that the fire was caused by a careless smoker.

  • My uncle is a very heavy smoker; tobacco is indispensable to him.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An informal social gathering for men only, at which smoking tobacco is allowed.

  2. A person who smokes tobacco habitually.

  3. A vent in the deep ocean floor from which a plume of superheated seawater, rich in minerals, erupts.

More examples

In context

  • We had all got into a first-class smoker, and he had already lit the short and charred old briar pipe which seemed to singe the end of his long, aggressive nose.

  • A morning paper made brief mention of a smoker that was to be given on the following evening by the German minister.

  • All grins and tuxes at some charity smoker in a city-centre hotel.

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Origin

noun

From smoke + -er.