# chain smoker

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. One who smokes continuously, by lighting one cigarette when they finish another, as in a chain.
2. One who habitually smokes excessively.

## Etymology
From chain + smoker, calque of German Kettenraucher.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chain-smoker