smoker
noun
smok·er
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Definition of smoker
Examples of smoker in a Sentence
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This means that some studies of smokers will find no connection to cancer. — Scientific American, "How Misinformation Spreads—and Why We Trust It," 3 Sep. 2019 Vaping has provided a smoking-cessation tool that is helping millions of adult smokers around the globe. — Michael Siegel, National Review, "CDC’s Bias Against E-Cigarettes Is Putting Kids’ Lives at Risk," 27 Aug. 2019 But there is a lot of confusion over whether these smoking alternatives are better, worse, or the same for your health as the kind of cigarettes that famously dangled from the lips of smokers from James Dean to Leonardo DiCaprio. — Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping, "Is Vaping Bad for Your Health? The Difference Between Vaping vs. Cigarettes," 27 Aug. 2019 This is critical in Yosemite, which gets thousands of visitors from Europe, roughly 25% in summer (and higher in early fall), where the percentage of smokers is roughly double that in the U.S., 29% to 15%. — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, "Yosemite aims for fire-safe weekend," 25 Aug. 2019 The market for them is growing rapidly, but companies also face scrutiny for contributing to the rising popularity of such products among teenagers and creating a new generation of smokers. — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, "First Death Linked To Vaping Reported Amid Escalating Illness," 24 Aug. 2019 That leaves Juul and other e-cigarette-makers chasing a relatively small number of rich smokers. — The Economist, "Indonesia seeks to curb e-cigarettes, but not the normal sort," 1 Aug. 2019 National statistics show Ohio has one of the highest rates of adult smokers at just over 21%. — USA TODAY, "Tubing, Hemingway, great white sharks: News from around our 50 states," 21 July 2019 But some public health experts feel banning them altogether like San Francisco is doing alienates an entire population of adult cigarette smokers who are trying to quit and need an alternative. — NBC News, "Banning e-cigarettes, not tobacco products, is 'ludicrous,' some public health experts say," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'smoker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for smoker
smoker
noun
English Language Learners Definition of smoker
: a person who smokes cigarettes, cigars, etc.
: a piece of equipment used for smoking foods
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smoker
noun
smok·er
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Medical Definition of smoker
: a person who smokes habitually
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