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
Amabilia	-	Late Roman
Nikias	-	Ancient Greek
Gudrun	GOOD-roon (German)	Norse Mythology, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Preston	['prestən]
Kepa	-	Basque
Raffaele	-	Italian