smoke eater

1. A filtration device that removes smoke particles from the air, either by electronic or chemical means. I knew my girlfriend hated the way my apartment smelled because I smoked cigarettes indoors, so I decided to install a smoke eater so she'd be more inclined to come over.

2. dated slang A firefighter, especially before the use of compressed breathing apparatuses. I never knew my granddad. He was a fire eater in New York for nearly 30 years, and he died of emphysema when he was just 55 years old.

smoke eater

n. a firefighter. A couple of off-duty smoke eaters wandered around the store doing a little shopping.

See also: eater, smoke

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Patrick Copeland, a 2004 graduate of Pleasant Hill, is currently a rookie defenseman for the Trail Smoke Eaters, a Junior `A' hockey club in the British Columbia Hockey League.

The Smoke Eaters are in a three-way tie for second place with the Vernon Vipers and Prince George Spruce Kings in the Interior Division.

In eight games played this year, the 5-foot-11, 205-pound Copeland has tallied two assists for the Smoke Eaters.

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