cigarette smoker
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- noun
- /ˈsɪɡəˌrɛt ˈsmoʊkər/
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fumador de cigarrillos
- Among cigarette smokers, mean daily consumption was 10.6 and 9.8 cigarettes, respectively.
- become a cigarette smoker
- likely to be cigarette smokers
Examples
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Furthermore, cigarette smokers have more respiratory symptoms and lung function abnormalities as early signs of COPD.
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A recent article pointed out that "cigarette smokers with diabetes need to save the least because their life expectancy is the shortest."
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According to the CDC's survey, almost one third of college students were current cigarette smokers.
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Mr. M. was a heavy cigarette smoker and had a history of diabetes and chronic lung disease.
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Proponents of harm reduction argue that cigarette smokers who are unable or unwilling to quit may benefit from harm-reduction strategies, similar to approaches used for other forms of drug abuse.
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A national sample of 4,700 participants was surveyed in 1964, including about 2,000 cigarette smokers, and a subsample was reinterviewed in 1966.
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Many health organizations warn that a cigarette smoker has a higher chance of developing lung cancer.
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In a recent study, researchers found that cigarette smokers are more likely to experience heart-related issues.
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The campaign aims to reduce the number of cigarette smokers by promoting the dangers of smoking to young people.
Synonyms
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A person who regularly uses tobacco, for example cigarettes
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who habitually smokes cigarettes' is directly and compositionally derived from 'cigarette' (a tobacco product) + 'smoker' (a person who smokes). This noun–noun compound follows a common, transparent English pattern and has clear cross-linguistic equivalents, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.
Etymology
The compound cigarette smoker comes from the simple image of someone holding and lighting a cigarette. Smoker is the person who does the smoking, so the phrase means 'a person who habitually smokes cigarettes'.