喫煙者

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 喫煙者(きつえんしゃ) means a smoker, a person who smokes tobacco.
• Basic usage: It is used in directions about smoking areas or support for people who want to quit.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The activity and the person
  • 喫煙 means the activity of smoking; 喫煙者 means the person who does it. The final 者 is read しゃ here.