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
Aleksy	ahl-EK-si	Polish
Inman	['inmən]
Legolas	-	Literature
Maricela	-	Spanish
Carson	['ka:sn]
Annis	['ænis]