English Explanatory Dictionary

chain smoker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who smokes continuously, by lighting one cigarette when they finish another, as in a chain.
  2. One who habitually smokes excessively.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-chain smoker.wav

Word forms

chain smoker chain smokers chain-smoker

Etymology

From chain + smoker, calque of German Kettenraucher.

Related words

chain-smoke chain-smoking
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