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armchair

[ ahrm-chair ]

noun

  1. a chair with sidepieces or arms to support a person's forearms or elbows.


adjective

  1. theorizing without the benefit of practical experience:

    an armchair football coach.

  2. participating or experiencing indirectly or vicariously:

    an armchair traveler.

armchair

/ ˈɑːmˌtʃɛə /

noun

  1. a chair, esp an upholstered one, that has side supports for the arms or elbows
  2. modifier taking no active part; lacking practical experience; theoretical

    an armchair strategist

  3. modifier participated in away from the place of action or in the home

    armchair theatre



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Word History and Origins

Origin of armchair1

First recorded in 1625–35; arm 1 + chair

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Example Sentences

“I love Christmas,” he begins in the film, smiling in an armchair.

He slept in an upright position in a custom armchair, so the reasons for his lying down to sleep are open to speculation.

Armchair sleuths have been competing for years to determine the identity of one of the most notorious serial killers.

As a result, Akerman said CrowdMed may appeal to the more neurotic of us who wish to be “armchair physicians.”

Raoul Walsh saw him effortlessly carrying an armchair above his head and was captivated.

A big dictionary placed in an armchair, raised little Henrietta to the proper height at the Norwood dinner table.

Hans Fennefos entered, saluted Sarah, and at the same time inquired for whom the armchair was placed by her side.

He had been sitting at his ease in an armchair, over the back of which he had tossed the baldric from which his sword depended.

Over this pit is an armchair, to which the deceased bonze is fastened in full costume.

Scattergood went back to his hardware store and sat down in his reinforced armchair on the piazza.

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