plural smokers
1
: someone or something that smokes: such as
a
: a person who smokes cigarettes
a heavy smoker
b
: an apparatus with an enclosed chamber that is used for smoking food (as for curing or imparting flavor)
2
: a railroad car or compartment in which smoking is allowed
3
: an informal social gathering for men
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All are smoked in-house with red oak and white oak wood in a Moberg smoker.
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Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
According to Ono, the fire originated in a smoker.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
The results from the trial that Mary participated in should come out later this year, but a small study published in 2021 showed that smokers given exenatide, the first GLP-1 on the market, were nearly twice as likely to stop smoking as those given a placebo.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Four offset barrel smokers — plus two rotisserie smokers and two hog cookers — fill the massive pit room.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
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Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
According to Ono, the fire originated in a smoker.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
The results from the trial that Mary participated in should come out later this year, but a small study published in 2021 showed that smokers given exenatide, the first GLP-1 on the market, were nearly twice as likely to stop smoking as those given a placebo.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Four offset barrel smokers — plus two rotisserie smokers and two hog cookers — fill the massive pit room.
—Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Smoker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoker. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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