chain smoker
chain smoker noun: one who smokes continuously, by lighting one cigarette when they finish another, as in a chain.
Noun
chain smoker (plural chain smokers)
- One who smokes continuously, by lighting one cigarette when they finish another, as in a chain.
- One who habitually smokes excessively.
chain smoker meaning in Tamil and Malay
chain smoker in Tamil
- புகையறா வாயர், தொடர் புகையர்
chain smoker in Malay
- one who habitually smokes a lot
- perokok tegar
Forms of chain smoker
| plural | chain smokers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | chain-smoker |
Origin of chain smoker
From chain + smoker, calque of German Kettenraucher.
Questions about chain smoker
- What does chain smoker mean?
- Chain smoker means one who smokes continuously, by lighting one cigarette when they finish another, as in a chain.
- What is chain smoker in Tamil?
- Chain smoker in Tamil is புகையறா வாயர், தொடர் புகையர். See Chain smoker meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is chain smoker?
- Chain smoker is a noun.
- What is the plural of chain smoker?
- The plural of chain smoker is chain smokers.
Words near chain smoker in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: chain smoker (page history and authors); chain smoker (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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