Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chain smoker

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: chain smok-er
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who smokes continuously, by lighting one cigarette when they finish another, as in a chain.

noun

One who habitually smokes excessively.

Etymology

From chain + smoker, calque of German Kettenraucher.

Inflected Forms

chain smokers (plural) chain-smoker (alternative)

Phrases

chain-smoke chain-smoking

Frequently Paired Words

chain-smoke chain-smoking

Questions

What does chain smoker mean?: One who smokes continuously, by lighting one cigarette when they finish another, as in a chain.
Where does chain smoker come from?: From chain + smoker, calque of German Kettenraucher.

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