plural smokers
1
: someone or something that smokes: such as
a
: a person who smokes cigarettes
a heavy smoker
b
: an apparatus with an enclosed chamber that is used for smoking food (as for curing or imparting flavor)
2
: a railroad car or compartment in which smoking is allowed
3
: an informal social gathering for men
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With 28 million smokers in America, cigarettes remain the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States—killing 480,000 people a year.
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Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Residents, however, may still use barbecues, smokers or small cooking pits.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
Compared with current or former smokers, those who had never smoked had an 86 percent lower incidence of lung cancer death.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
In 1965, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded just over 50 million adult smokers in the U.S., while in 2021, that number had almost halved with 28.3 million current cigarette smokers in the U.S.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
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Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Residents, however, may still use barbecues, smokers or small cooking pits.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
Compared with current or former smokers, those who had never smoked had an 86 percent lower incidence of lung cancer death.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
In 1965, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded just over 50 million adult smokers in the U.S., while in 2021, that number had almost halved with 28.3 million current cigarette smokers in the U.S.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Smoker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoker. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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