regular smoker
collocation in Englishmeaningsofregularandsmoker
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regular
adjective
uk/ˈreɡ.jə.lər/us/ˈreɡ.jə.lɚ/
happening or doing ...
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smoker
noun[C]
uk/ˈsməʊ.kər/us/ˈsmoʊ.kɚ/
someone who smokes ...
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(Definition ofregularandsmokerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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If either of these two questions were answered positively, the parent in question was considered to be aregularsmoker.
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Today's teenager is tomorrow'sregularsmoker, and therefore tomorrow's regular consumer.
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A child whose older sibling smokes is five times more likely to be aregularsmokerthan a child who does not have an older sibling who smokes.
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He was also aregularsmoker, with an intake of between three and five packs a day for most of his adult life.
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Among lifetime regular smokers, a quit attempt was defined as ever trying to quit or cut down on smoking or using tobacco.
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Smoking typology profiles of chippers and regular smokers.
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Children with two smoking parents are three times more likely to be regular smokers than children who live in households where neither parent smokes.
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They found that one in two of all regular smokers will die prematurely as a result of their habit.
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There are about 1,300 15-year-olds in my constituency, of whom about 300 are regular smokers.
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We know that the people who are most likely to be regular smokers in adulthood are those who start as children.
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That means that 280,000 regular smokers are aged between 11 and 15 years.
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Of 1.000 young adults who are regular smokers, 250 will die before their time from smoking cigarettes; six will die in road accidents.
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One in three 15-year-old women are regular smokers.
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Children with parents who both smoke are at least twice more likely to be regular smokers than children with non-smoking parents.
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It has been well documented that by the age of 15 years eight out of 10 adults who become regular smokers have adopted the habit.
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Studies show that most of those who go on to be regular smokers first take up the habit in their teens.
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Almost a quarter of regular smokers smoke 10 or more cigarettes a day.
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This figure represents the death toll for all smokers, but the vast majority of deaths occur among regular smokers with a long-standing history of tobacco use.
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