heavy smoker

This page is about the collocation heavy smoker

collocation pattern: adjective + noun

Meaning

someone who smokes a lot of cigarettes

For example

  • My uncle's a heavy smoker. He smokes forty a day!

  • Being a heavy smoker can have serious consequences for your health.

Quick Quiz

Harry's a heavy smoker. He

a. smokes one cigarette after another

b. smokes because he's overweight

c. doesn't smoke light cigarettes
a) smokes one cigarette after another b) smokes because he's overweight c) doesn't smoke light cigarettes

Contributor: Matt Errey