Spanish Conversation · Level 67
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Spanish word
fumador
Pronunciation
IPA/fumaˈðoɾ/
Meaning
- masculine nounsmoker
Example
¿Es fumador tu hermano?
Is your brother a smoker?
More examples
En la reunión había un fumador ocasional que se fue fuera a fumar.
At the meeting there was an occasional smoker who went outside to smoke.
Core concept
Person exhaling a steady stream of smoke while holding a cigarette.
Common phrases
fumador ocasional
occasional smoker
fumador social
social smoker
Similar words
fumante: Person who smokes, neutral term with a formal or clinical tone.
fumador habitual: Person who smokes habitually, typically every day over a long period.
fumador ocasional: Person who smokes only occasionally, at infrequent or social moments.
Definition in Spanish
Persona que fuma tabaco de manera habitual o que tiene el hábito de fumar.
Word origin
The word derives from the verb fumar 'to smoke' plus the agentive suffix -dor, with fumar from Latin fumare and ultimately from fumus 'smoke'.
Usage tips
- Fumador usually labels a habitual smoker, speakers commonly ask '¿Fumas?' to inquire about smoking, and occasional smoking is expressed with phrases like 'fumador ocasional' or 'fuma de vez en cuando'.
Related words
- exfumadorex-smokernoun
- fumaderosmoking areanoun