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chain smoker
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Gareth | | GAR-əth (Welsh, English) | Welsh, English (British), Arthurian Romance |
| Steafan | | - | Scottish |
| Mikkel | | MEEK-kel (Danish, Norwegian), MEEG-gel (Danish) | Danish, Norwegian |
| Yasir | | YAH:-sir (Arabic) | Arabic, Urdu |
| Evdokia | | - | Greek |
| Louisette | | - | French |