pipe smoker
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- noun
- /ˈpaɪp ˈsmoʊkər/
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fumador de pipa
- At the coffee shop, I spotted a pipe smoker chatting with friends while a fragrant cloud of smoke surrounded him.
Examples
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6. Binadamu sculpture of a pipe smoker.
Academic text (2002) -
The old man, known in the village as a pipe smoker, often shares stories while puffing on his favorite pipe.
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"Zhurrie," he said at last in the voice of a heavy pipe smoker, "you have certainly changed."
Fiction book (1990) -
Calvin's a pipe smoker.
Fiction book (1999) -
He has been a pipe smoker and blender for over 30 years and enjoys feedback from the pipe-smoking public.
Blog text (16) -
Every evening, a dedicated pipe smoker enjoys a quiet moment in his garden, savoring the taste of fine tobacco.
Synonyms
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A person who regularly uses tobacco, for example cigarettes
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A person who smokes or chews tobacco
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who smokes tobacco using a pipe' is directly and compositionally derived from 'pipe' (a smoking tube) + 'smoker' (someone who smokes); the noun-noun compound simply specifies the instrument of smoking. This straightforward compounding pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Pipe smoker comes from the simple image of a person holding a small tobacco pipe and breathing out curling smoke. The word smoker shows they 'smoke' regularly, so the phrase means 'a person who regularly smokes tobacco using a pipe'.