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smoker

/ˈsmoʊkɚ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A person who smokes tobacco habitually.
  2. A smoking car on a train.
  3. An informal social gathering for men only, at which smoking tobacco is allowed.
  4. (Cambridge University) A social event featuring sketches, songs, etc., whether or not smoking is carried out.
  5. A vent in the deep ocean floor from which a plume of superheated seawater, rich in minerals, erupts.
  6. An illicit boxing match; see Wikipedia:Battle Royal (boxing).
  7. A kind of pornographic film produced clandestinely in the early to mid-20th century, typically short and without sound.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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