smoker

Everyday

1. A smoker is a person who smokes cigarettes, cigars or a pipe, usually often. tree →
2. A smoker is a box or oven used for cooking meat or fish slowly in smoke. tree →
3. (beekeeping) A smoker is a small can that puffs smoke to calm bees. tree →

In the lessons

In health lessons smokers are people at risk of lung disease and heart disease; signs say «no smoking», and «passive smoking» harms people nearby. In stories, a smoker coughs, smells of smoke or stands outside. Phrases: «a heavy smoker», «a non-smoker», «an ex-smoker», «a smoker's cough».

Examples

• Grandad was a smoker but he gave up years ago. tree →
• Smokers are more likely to get lung disease. tree →
• The doctor asked, «Are you a smoker?» tree →
• Mum is a non-smoker and hates the smell. tree →
• We cooked the fish in a smoker in the garden. tree →
• The beekeeper puffed the smoker to calm the bees. tree →
• A heavy smoker smokes many cigarettes a day. tree →

Note

Countable: a smoker, smokers. From «smoke» + «-er» (the person who does it). «Non-smoker» means someone who does not smoke. Trap: a «smoker's cough» is a cough from smoking, not a cough of any smoke. Children should know smoking is harmful and is not allowed for them by law in many countries.