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
Abimelech	-	Biblical
Chan	-	Khmer
Macey	MAY-see	English (Modern)
Drazhan	-	Medieval Slavic
Fortunata	-	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman
Vilppu	VEELP-poo	Finnish