chain smoker
One who smokes continuously, by lighting one cigarette when they finish another, as in…One who smokes continuously, by lighting one cigarette when they finish another, as in a chain.
» I'm a chain smoker.
Ich bin Kettenraucher.
Ich bin Kettenraucherin.
Я заядлый курильщик.
Я завзятий курець.
Meaning
2 sensesOne who smokes continuously, by lighting one cigarette when they finish another, as in a chain.
Kettenraucher
One who habitually smokes excessively.
Kettenraucher
зая́длый кури́льщикzajádlyj kurílʹščik
Examples
9 sentencesI'm a chain smoker.
Я завзятий курець. — deniko
ruЯ заядлый курильщик. — odexed
deIch bin Kettenraucher. — Waldelfe
Tom used to be a chain smoker.
I know Tom used to be a chain smoker.
I know that Tom used to be a chain smoker.
Tom is a chain smoker.
ruТом - заядлый курильщик. — nin
deTom ist ein Kettenraucher. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From chain + smoker, calque of German Kettenraucher.From chain + smoker, calque of German Kettenraucher.
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