chain smoker

A person who smokes cigarettes continuously, such that they begin 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]

chain-smoker

n. someone who smokes cigarette after cigarette. She was a chain-smoker for thirty years, and then suddenly, boom. She’s gone.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

chain-smoker
smoker
smoking
chain smoke
chain-smoke
the picture of health
image of health
picture of health
picture of health, the
coffin-dodger

References in periodicals archive

She said her mother was a chain smoker while she was growing up.

Smoking ban? What a joke!

A reformed chain smoker, Sabanci is a strong advocate of Turkey joining the European Union," the magazine added.

(ECO) TURKISH BUSINESSWOMAN GULER SABANCI AMONG WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL WOMEN

Two-year-old Tong Liangliang has little interest in the pacifiers and bottles typically favored by others his age and instead opted for cigarettes, and is now up to a pack a day, earning the Chinese toddler the dubious record of the world's youngest chain smoker. The toddler's father encouraged him to take up smoking when he was one-and-a-half years old, thinking it would alleviate the pain he suffered from a hernia until he was old enough to undergo surgery, the German newspaper Bild reported Tuesday.

Chinese toddler is world's youngest chain smoker

Lizzie, 33, was infamous on the Channel 4 reality show as a 15st, gobby, tattooed, chain smoker.

Wife Swap Lizzie bid to net fella; EXCLUSIVE

Fire investigating officer Mark McCabe said fire officers found the badly burned body of Mr Carter, who was a chain smoker, in the sitting room.

Smoke alarm might have saved life of 'vulnerable' man

Ai Ai took up smoking in 1989, shortly after the death of her mate, but she did not become a chain smoker until her second mate died in 1997, a year marked by a second loss when her daughter was moved to another zoo.

It's all happening at the Zoo

Love and tobacco tempted Gregory in his college years in the form of Lucy Hinton, a chain smoker who had attempted to seduce him with both her body and her butts: "She could lick smoke from the corner of her mouth like sugar .

X20: A Novel of (Not) Smoking

Reporters like to humanize the material, so if you're a chain smoker or a knuckle cracker, you may read about it the next day.

Media training: boot camp for communicators

One of my friends who smoked two sticks of cigarettes during his collegiate days, without the knowledge of his parents and siblings, later became a chain smoker. His parents came to know of his vice but they could no longer stop him from smoking.

Quit smoking

THE family of a chain smoker who was killed by lung cancer have been awarded almost PS14billion in damages from a tobacco company.

COUGH UP PS14BN COMPO; Juryorderscigs company to pay family of smoker who died of cancer

Midfielder Guild always expected the Dons to upstage him but didn't expect to be overshadowed by a 51-yearold chain smoker.

Dons are striking a high note

According to the report, the video has sparked a storm of jokes and rebuttals on YouTube and various social media sites about the well-known chain smoker and drinker who once praised Winston Churchill for his love of whiskey.

'Drunk' Czech president blames illness for stumbling during event

He said that 273 patients including 72 women were operated upon during the period under review and their history revealed that all of them were suffering from diabetes, chain smoker and hypertension in addition to high degree of cholesterol.

Diabetes, smoking, hypertension major causes of heart attack

The former chain smoker had part of his right lung removed in December 1996 to stop a cancerous growth.

Havel exhausted , remains in home care: secretary

The singer had gone into a coma after not being able to breathe due to being a chain smoker.

Sha'baan Abdul Rahim in a coma

词组	chain smoker
释义	chain smoker chain smoker A person who smokes cigarettes continuously, such that they begin 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. See also: chain, smoker Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. 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] See also: chain, smoker The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. chain-smoker n. someone who smokes cigarette after cigarette. She was a chain-smoker for thirty years, and then suddenly, boom. She’s gone. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: chain-smoker smoker smoking chain smoke chain-smoke the picture of health image of health picture of health picture of health, the coffin-dodger References in periodicals archive She said her mother was a chain smoker while she was growing up. Smoking ban? What a joke! A reformed chain smoker, Sabanci is a strong advocate of Turkey joining the European Union," the magazine added. (ECO) TURKISH BUSINESSWOMAN GULER SABANCI AMONG WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL WOMEN Two-year-old Tong Liangliang has little interest in the pacifiers and bottles typically favored by others his age and instead opted for cigarettes, and is now up to a pack a day, earning the Chinese toddler the dubious record of the world's youngest chain smoker. The toddler's father encouraged him to take up smoking when he was one-and-a-half years old, thinking it would alleviate the pain he suffered from a hernia until he was old enough to undergo surgery, the German newspaper Bild reported Tuesday. Chinese toddler is world's youngest chain smoker Lizzie, 33, was infamous on the Channel 4 reality show as a 15st, gobby, tattooed, chain smoker. Wife Swap Lizzie bid to net fella; EXCLUSIVE Fire investigating officer Mark McCabe said fire officers found the badly burned body of Mr Carter, who was a chain smoker, in the sitting room. Smoke alarm might have saved life of 'vulnerable' man Ai Ai took up smoking in 1989, shortly after the death of her mate, but she did not become a chain smoker until her second mate died in 1997, a year marked by a second loss when her daughter was moved to another zoo. It's all happening at the Zoo Love and tobacco tempted Gregory in his college years in the form of Lucy Hinton, a chain smoker who had attempted to seduce him with both her body and her butts: "She could lick smoke from the corner of her mouth like sugar . X20: A Novel of (Not) Smoking Reporters like to humanize the material, so if you're a chain smoker or a knuckle cracker, you may read about it the next day. Media training: boot camp for communicators One of my friends who smoked two sticks of cigarettes during his collegiate days, without the knowledge of his parents and siblings, later became a chain smoker. His parents came to know of his vice but they could no longer stop him from smoking. Quit smoking THE family of a chain smoker who was killed by lung cancer have been awarded almost PS14billion in damages from a tobacco company. COUGH UP PS14BN COMPO; Juryorderscigs company to pay family of smoker who died of cancer Midfielder Guild always expected the Dons to upstage him but didn't expect to be overshadowed by a 51-yearold chain smoker. Dons are striking a high note According to the report, the video has sparked a storm of jokes and rebuttals on YouTube and various social media sites about the well-known chain smoker and drinker who once praised Winston Churchill for his love of whiskey. 'Drunk' Czech president blames illness for stumbling during event He said that 273 patients including 72 women were operated upon during the period under review and their history revealed that all of them were suffering from diabetes, chain smoker and hypertension in addition to high degree of cholesterol. Diabetes, smoking, hypertension major causes of heart attack The former chain smoker had part of his right lung removed in December 1996 to stop a cancerous growth. Havel exhausted , remains in home care: secretary The singer had gone into a coma after not being able to breathe due to being a chain smoker. Sha'baan Abdul Rahim in a coma
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