noun
female smoker, woman who smokes
B1
Raucherin (die Raucherin) means female smoker or woman who smokes. It’s a feminine personal noun formed with the suffix -in; plural Raucherinnen. Declension is regular (der Raucherin, die Raucherinnen). Highlights gender-specific usage; contrasted with Raucher (male). Not a verb and takes the article die.
Examples
Als Raucherin weiß sie, wie schwer es ist aufzuhören.
As a woman who smokes, she knows how hard it is to quit.
Die Raucherin stand auf dem Balkon.
The female smoker stood on the balcony.
Nachdem sie als Raucherin erkannt wurde, erhielt die Frau eine Ermahnung, weil das Rauchen im Gebäude verboten war.
After she was identified as a female smoker, the woman received a warning because smoking was prohibited in the building.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a woman outside with a small sign 'Raucherin' — the feminine ending -in marks a female smoker.
Raucherin sounds like 'row-ker-een' — imagine a woman named 'Rae' who smokes to recall the feminine form.
Die (feminine): visualize a woman with the label 'die Raucherin' to anchor the feminine gender.
Notes
Raucherin is the feminine form of Raucher (smoker). Plural is Raucherinnen. The -in suffix is a regular feminine agent suffix in German.