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[ ahrm-chair ] / ˈɑrmˌtʃɛər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR armchair ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna chair with sidepieces or arms to support a person's forearms or elbows. adjectivetheorizing without the benefit of practical experience: an armchair football coach. participating or experiencing indirectly or vicariously: an armchair traveler. Origin of armchairFirst recorded in 1625–35; arm1 + chair Words nearby armchairarmature, armature reaction, Armavir, armband, arm candy, armchair, Armco, armed, armed forces, Armed Forces Day, armed neutrality Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for armchair“I love Christmas,” he begins in the film, smiling in an armchair. Kirk Cameron Saves Christmas from Abominable Killjoys (Other Christians)|Brandy Zadrozny|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Armchair sleuths have been competing for years to determine the identity of one of the most notorious serial killers. Jack the Ripper Is Still at Large|Christopher Moraff|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST As a result, Akerman said CrowdMed may appeal to the more neurotic of us who wish to be “armchair physicians.” Strangers Diagnose Your Illness and Get Cash in Return|Kevin Zawacki|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Raoul Walsh saw him effortlessly carrying an armchair above his head and was captivated. A New Biography Shows That ‘John Wayne’ Was His Own Best Creation|Christopher Bray|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The New York Post called it a “head fake,” and armchair physicians smelled a conspiracy. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama’s Lovefest on ‘60 Minutes’|Lauren Ashburn|January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST She sank into an armchair sobbing and crying, and covered her face with her hands. The Lady of Lynn|Walter Besant I turned back to the hotel, reascended to my bedroom, and threw myself in an armchair by the open window. Stories in Light and Shadow|Bret Harte Here is a poor patient, sitting in an armchair by the fireside, labouring to get breath. Papers on Health|John Kirk Oh, Catherine, give me some tea; and never did I see anything so tempting as that armchair.' Robert Elsmere|Mrs. Humphry Ward As he went back and forth he passed by the armchair of the child who was being punished. The Montessori Method|Maria Montessori
British Dictionary definitions for armchair
nouna chair, esp an upholstered one, that has side supports for the arms or elbows (modifier) taking no active part; lacking practical experience; theoreticalan armchair strategist (modifier) participated in away from the place of action or in the homearmchair theatre Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to armchairrecliner, wing chair, captain's chair |