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chainer

noun

  1. one of a surveyor's party who carries the chain; a chain-carrier
  2. chokerman
  3. one that arranges the pattern chain on a dobby loom
  4. a worker who ties skeins of yarn into a continuous chain for processing
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noun

  1. a chain smoker: a person who continually smokes cigarettes by finishing one and immediately lighting another
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From chain + -er.

  1. One who chains.