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SMOKER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke

Synonyms:

smoker; smoking car; smoking carriage; smoking compartment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("smoker" is a kind of...):

carriage; coach; passenger car (a railcar where passengers ride)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only)

Synonyms:

smoker; stag party

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("smoker" is a kind of...):

party (a group of people gathered together for pleasure)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "smoker"):

bachelor party (stag party held for a bachelor (usually on the night before he is married))

Sense 3

Meaning:

A person who smokes tobacco

Synonyms:

smoker; tobacco user

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("smoker" is a kind of...):

consumer (a person who uses goods or services)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "smoker"):

chain-smoker (a heavy smoker (usually of cigarettes) who lights one off of another)

cigarette smoker (a smoker of cigarettes)

cigar smoker (a smoker of cigars)

pipe smoker (a smoker who uses a pipe)

Antonym:

nonsmoker (a person who does not smoke tobacco)

Derivation:

smoke (inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Functional polymorphisms in the CYP1A2 gene may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer in smokers.

(CYP1A2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Kreteks contain nicotine and many cancer-causing chemicals that are harmful to both smokers and nonsmokers.

(Kretek, NCI Dictionary)

Includes daily smokers and non-daily smokers (also known as occasional smokers).

(Current Smoker, NCI Thesaurus)

Obstructive symptoms are limited to smokers.

(Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia, NCI Thesaurus)

A modified form of acetylcysteine that is a metabolite of 1,3-butadiene and may be found in the urine of smokers.

(Monohydroxybutylmercapturic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

It includes leukoplakia, erythroplakia, and smoker's keratosis.

(Oral Cavity and Lip Precancerous Condition, NCI Thesaurus)

This can result from sharing space with a smoker or from placental transfer from mother to fetus.

(Passive Smoke Exposure, NCI Thesaurus)

It contains nicotine and many cancer-causing chemicals that are harmful to both smokers and nonsmokers.

(Pipe, NCI Dictionary)

The trial included more than 50,000 participants who were aged 55 to 74 years, were current or former heavy smokers, and had no signs or symptoms of lung cancer.

(National Lung Screening Trial, NCI Dictionary)

A modified form of acetylcysteine that is a metabolite of ethylene oxide and may be found in the urine of smokers.

(N-Acetyl-S-(2-Hydroxyethyl)Cysteine, NCI Thesaurus)