plural stoners
: a person who habitually uses drugs or alcohol
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
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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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Emily C. Hughes, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Their half sister, Rachel (Lyonne), is a stoner who still lives at home, having looked after their ailing dad until things got really bad.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024
Mullally’s Alice is just there to be a good-time gal and stoner, gobbling gummies and whisking every comely waiter into a closet for a liaison.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024
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
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Noun
There’s even a nonbinary stoner pizza-delivery person named Sunshine.
—Emily C. Hughes, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Their half sister, Rachel (Lyonne), is a stoner who still lives at home, having looked after their ailing dad until things got really bad.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024
Mullally’s Alice is just there to be a good-time gal and stoner, gobbling gummies and whisking every comely waiter into a closet for a liaison.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2024
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
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“Stoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoner. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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