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chain-smoker

/ˈtʃeɪn ˌsməʊ.kə/

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noun

/ˈtʃeɪn ˌsməʊ.kə/B2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее человека, который много курит сигареты, часто зажигая следующую от предыдущей.

A noun referring to a person who smokes cigarettes heavily, often lighting the next cigarette from the previous one.

  1. Heavy cigarette smokerB2informal

    A person who smokes cigarettes continuously, often lighting one from the butt of another.

    ruЗаядлый курильщик

    • He was a chain-smoker, going through two packs a day.
    • The waiting room was full of chain-smokers puffing nervously.
    • She became a chain-smoker after the stressful event.
Forms
  • chain-smokers plural form
  • chain-smokers' possessive plural form
  • chain-smoker's possessive singular form