chain smoker

See also: chain-smoker

English

Alternative forms

• chain-smoker

Etymology

From chain +‎ smoker, calque of German Kettenraucher.

Pronunciation

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Noun

chain smoker (plural chain smokers)

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

Related terms

• chain-smoke
• chain-smoking

Translations

one who smokes continuously

• Afrikaans: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 連續抽煙的人／连续抽烟的人 (liánxù chōuyān de rén)

• Danish: kæderyger c
• Dutch: kettingroker (nl) m
• Estonian: ahelsuitsetaja
• Faroese: keturoykjari m
• Finnish: ketjupolttaja (fi)
• French: fumeur à la chaîne
• German: Kettenraucher (de) m
• Greek: μανιώδης καπνιστής m (maniódis kapnistís)
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• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: 골초 (golcho)
• Portuguese: fumador compulsivo m or f
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• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: kedjerökare (sv) c
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one who habitually smokes a lot

• Afrikaans: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 煙不離手的人／烟不离手的人 (yān bù lí shǒu de rén)

• Danish: storryger c, kæderyger c
• Dutch: kettingroker (nl) m
• Estonian: ahelsuitsetaja
• Finnish: ketjupolttaja (fi)
• French: gros fumeur m
• German: Kettenraucher (de) m
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• Korean: 애연가(愛煙家) (aeyeon'ga), 골초 (golcho) (slang)
• Malay: perokok tegar
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kjederøyker m, kjederøker m

• Polish: palacz (pl) m, palaczka (pl) f
• Portuguese: fumista m or f
• Romanian: fumător înrăit m
• Russian: зая́длый кури́льщик (zajádlyj kurílʹščik)
• Spanish: fumador empedernido m
• Swedish: kedjerökare (sv) c
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