stoner

1 of 2

noun (1)

ston·​er ˈstō-nər How to pronounce stoner (audio)
plural stoners
: a person who habitually uses drugs or alcohol

stoner

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural stoners
: one that stones someone or something: such as
a
: one that pelts someone or something with stones especially with intent to kill
b
: a device for removing stones from stone fruit
a cherry stoner

Examples of stoner in a Sentence

Noun (1) The movie's a comedy about a couple of stoners. a comedy about aging stoners who are still trying to get their act together
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Noun
His cousin, Benji, is a free-spirit stoner who reacts to everything like a child would, for better and for worse. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024 There are far two few lady stoners on the silver or small screen. Brooke Staggs, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024 The approach can be great fun in a stoner comedy but can also put distance between the characters and the audience. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024 His co-stars, like Will Ferrell’s savage Mugatu, Owen Wilson’s stoner hottie Hansel, and Nathan Lee Graham’s servile Todd — all so precise and well-defined in the original’s ravelike milieu — are doomed to retrace their old steps here. Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stoner 

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

stoned

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1971, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stoner was in the 14th century

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“Stoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoner. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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