what is a chain smoker?

Answer 1

A smoker who smokes constantly, often lighting a new cigarette from an almost finished one, thus creating a chain of cigarettes!

Answer 2

A chain smoker, literally, is a person who lights each new cigarette from the one he or she is just finishing. The term is most often used more loosely to describe people who smoke relatively constantly, though not actually "chaining".

True chain smokers are relatively uncommon, especially today. Before the 1960s, when the dangers of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke were not well known, smoking was permitted in nearly all public places, allowing true chain smokers to live fairly typical lives. Today, with increasing prohibitions against smoking in public places around the world, true chain smokers would have to seclude themselves from such places. Additionally, with the known health risks of smoking, and the increased costs of tobacco products, many smokers have reduced their daily cigarette consumption.

However, the use of the term chain smoking is not restricted to those who are regarded as permanent chain smokers. While true chain smokers may be less common today, the act of chain smoking (ie. lighting a fresh cigarette immediately after the last one) is still widespread. Most habitual smokers feel a 'need' to smoke at regular intervals, but smoking prohibitions often mean that this need cannot be met. Many smokers will, therefore, smoke several cigarettes in a row when they are able to in an attempt to stave off the physical discomfort associated with nicotine withdrawal. In addition, many smokers will light up one cigarette after another as a way to combat stress or boredom, or because they are in a social situation where smoking is accepted, or even expected. However, smoking does not actually relieve stress. Cigarette smoking is actually stressful for the body. The "relief" a smoker feels from smoking a cigarette after a stressful event is caused by replenishment of nicotine levels in the bloodstream. [citation needed] This replenishment is needed because stress results in nicotine being drawn from the blood at a quicker rate. [citation needed]

Famous chain smokers include John Wayne, Richard Burton, Humphrey Bogart, Yul Brynner and Omar Sharif, who all smoked five packs of cigarettes a day. [citation needed]

Answer 3

To smoke continually, as by lighting the next cigarette from the previous one.
A chain smoker is a person who lights each new cigarette from the one they are just finishing. The term is most often used more loosely, to describe people who smoke relatively constantly, though not actually "chaining".

True chain smokers are relatively uncommon, especially today. Before the 1950s, when the dangers of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke were not well known, smoking was permitted in nearly all public places, allowing true chain smokers to live fairly typical lives. Today, with smoking prohibited in many public places in the United States, including almost all schools and elevators, and many restaurants, true chain smokers would have to seclude themselves from such places. Additionally, with the known health risks of smoking, and the increased costs of tobacco products, many smokers have reduced their daily cigarette consumption.

Answer 4

A person who continuously smoke, cigarette after a cigarette.
Where as there is a passive smoker, one who is subjected to smoke or a smoker. He/she has a higher risk of getting a disease or some lung infection.
STOP SMOKING...save the world and yourself.

Answer 5

a chain smoker is some one who does not care for his lungs and burns a lot of money, even after he smokes one cigarette, he wants anotherand another, this is addiction to nicotine,

Answer 6

Similar to a fish smoker... perhaps you heard of someone who smoked fish. I tried it but it kept going out

Answer 7

Who smokes more than 100 nos a day.

Answer 8

Someone who keeps smoking and smoking 1 cigeret every second or minut

Answer 9

Someone who smokes one cigarette and goes on to another and just keeps smoking and smoking.

Answer 10

One who light the next cigarette from the previous all day long