chain smoker

A person who smokes cigarettes continuously, such that he or she begins a new cigarette as (or almost as) soon as the last one is extinguished. My grandmother died of emphysema after being a chain smoker for most of her adult life.

chain smoker

One who smokes continually by lighting a new cigarette from the one being finished, as in Before they forbade smoking, bridge tournaments often attracted players who are chain smokers . [c. 1930]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Edric	ED-rik	English (Rare)
Jayne	[dʒein]
Taisiya	tah-EE-see-yah	Russian
Pyrrhos	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Ethan	['i:θən]
Murugan	-	Hinduism, Tamil