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
Eutychos	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Przemko	PZHEM-kaw	Polish
Dietlinde	deet-LIN-də	German
Herodion	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Isamu	ee-sah-moo	Japanese
Maudie	MAWD-ee	English