Meanings
nounchain smoker (plural chain smokers)
plural chain smokers · alternative chain-smoker · alternative chainsmoker
- One who smokes continuously, by lighting one cigarette when they finish another, as in a chain.
- One who habitually smokes excessively.
Origin
- GermanKettenraucher
- Englishchain smoker
From chain + smoker, calque of German Kettenraucher.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 連續抽煙的人 /连续抽烟的人, 煙鬼 /烟鬼
- 連續抽煙的人 /连续抽烟的人 (liánxù chōuyān de rén)one who smokes continuously
- 煙鬼 /烟鬼 (yānguǐ)one who smokes continuously
- 煙不離手的人 /烟不离手的人 (yān bù lí shǒu de rén)one who habitually smokes a lot
Danish kæderyger, storryger
- kæderygerone who smokes continuously
- storrygerone who habitually smokes a lot
- kæderygerone who habitually smokes a lot
Dutch kettingroker, kettingroker
- kettingrokerone who smokes continuously
- kettingrokerone who habitually smokes a lot
Estonian ahelsuitsetaja, ahelsuitsetaja
- ahelsuitsetajaone who smokes continuously
- ahelsuitsetajaone who habitually smokes a lot
Finnish ketjupolttaja, ketjupolttaja
- ketjupolttajaone who smokes continuously
- ketjupolttajaone who habitually smokes a lot
French fumeur à la chaîne, gros fumeur
- fumeur à la chaîneone who smokes continuously
- gros fumeurone who habitually smokes a lot
German Kettenraucher, Kettenraucher
- Kettenraucherone who smokes continuously
- Kettenraucherone who habitually smokes a lot
Greek μανιώδης καπνιστής
- μανιώδης καπνιστής (maniódis kapnistís)one who smokes continuously
Korean 골초, 애연가
- 골초 (golcho)one who smokes continuously
- 애연가 (aeyeon'ga)one who habitually smokes a lot
- 골초 (golcho)one who habitually smokes a lot
Malay perokok tegar
- perokok tegarone who habitually smokes a lot
Norwegian Bokmål kjederøyker, kjederøker
- kjederøykerone who habitually smokes a lot
- kjederøkerone who habitually smokes a lot
Polish palacz, palaczka
- palaczone who habitually smokes a lot
- palaczkaone who habitually smokes a lot
Portuguese fumador compulsivo, fumista
- fumador compulsivoone who smokes continuously
- fumistaone who habitually smokes a lot
Romanian fumător înrăit
- fumător înrăitone who habitually smokes a lot
Russian зая́длый кури́льщик
- зая́длый кури́льщик (zajádlyj kurílʹščik)one who habitually smokes a lot
Spanish fumador empedernido
- fumador empedernidoone who habitually smokes a lot
Swedish kedjerökare, kedjerökare
- kedjerökareone who smokes continuously
- kedjerökareone who habitually smokes a lot
Turkish sigara tiryakisi
- sigara tiryakisione who smokes continuously
Cite this entry
APA
chain smoker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain%20smoker
MLA
“chain smoker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain%20smoker. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
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