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  • noun Plural form of smoker.

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Examples

  • Lipton, a former heavy smoker who quit when his dad died of smoking-related cancer "nine hours and 20 minutes before he would have retired, " says long-term smokers "who found it relatively easier have already had success;" now it's the tougher cases who continue to work at or at least consider quitting.

    Study: One in four look down on smokers 2011

  • The appeal of American Spirits for smokers is that they claim not to put additional substances to the tobacco.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Its All in the Marketing: 2010

  • Because the condescension, classism, revulsion, patronizing attitude displayed towards smokers is unwarranted.

    Matthew Yglesias » By Request: Smoking 2009

  • From these findings the authors conclude that while cravings for starchy foods and poor mood may be characteristic of women who are likely to smoke, more frequent cravings for fat among smokers is related to smoking per se.

    Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Food Cravings, Mood, and Nicotine Addiction 2009

  • It used to be a kind of white trash beach (complete with over-weight bikini clad chain smokers sunbathing in half submerged in lawn chairs in the water,) but they've since done a lot of revamping (a new beach house, life guards, smoking ban, etc.) and its more family friendly.

    Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2008

  • Yearly spiral CT scans of long-term smokers means that about one out of five smokers who are destined to die of lung cancer will survive instead.

    Is lung-cancer screening worthwhile? 2010

  • The population of smokers is still much higher there, is it not?

    smoke 2008

  • Simply counseling long-term smokers to get them to quit?

    Dr. Daniel Seidman: Making the Most of Medicare's New Benefit to Quit Smoking Dr. Daniel Seidman 2010

  • But my biggest complaint with smokers is with the ones that treat the world like their ashtray … it is disgusting to walk out of a building through a mess of cigarette butts! canuck |

    smoke 2008

  • If you think smoking is sexy, or fun, or enjoyable, come spend a day in the ER with me taking care of long-term smokers.

    The Doctor is In MD Travis L. Stork 2010

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