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smoker

noun
/ˈsmoʊkɚ/US

Etymology

From smoke + -er.

  1. derived from *(s)mewg-✻ — “to smoke”
  2. derived from *smaukaną✻ — “to smoke”
  3. inherited from *smukōną✻ — “to smoke”
  4. inherited from *smokōn✻
  5. inherited from smocian — “to smoke, emit smoke; fumigate”
  6. inherited from smoken
  7. formed as smoker — “smoke + -er”

Definitions

  1. A person who smokes tobacco habitually.

  2. A smoking car on a train.

    • 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.

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

    • A smoker at which prizes were distributed was held at the Hotel Victory […]
    • A morning paper made brief mention of a smoker that was to be given on the following evening by the German minister.
  4. ›+ 11 more definitions

    1. A social event featuring sketches, songs, etc., whether or not smoking is carried out.

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

    2. A vent in the deep ocean floor from which a plume of superheated seawater, rich in…

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

    3. An illicit boxing match

      An illicit boxing match; see Wikipedia:Battle Royal (boxing).

    4. A device that releases smoke intended to distract bees

      A device that releases smoke intended to distract bees; a bee smoker.

    5. A person or an apparatus that smokes food.

    6. A two-stroke engine.

    7. Any vehicle with a two-stroke engine, especially a motorcycle, as opposed to a…

      Any vehicle with a two-stroke engine, especially a motorcycle, as opposed to a four-stroke motorcycle or stroker.

    8. A fastball.

    9. Synonym of stag film.

    10. A tobacco pipe that produces smoke well when used.

    11. A surname.

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Derived

black smoker, chain smoker, chain-smoker, cock smoker, dick smoker, ever-smoker, ever smoker, ex-smoker, never smoker, never-smoker, neversmoker, pipesmoker, pole smoker, pole-smoker, smokeress, smokerette, smoker's cough, smoker's lines, social smoker, white smoker

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for smoker. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA