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armchair

armc·hair

UK/ˈɑː(ɹ)mtʃɛə(ɹ)/ US/ˈɑɹmt͡ʃɛɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

chair with a support on each side for arms

adjective

1.

remote from actual involvement

  • “armchair warriors in the Pentagon”
  • “an armchair anthropologist”

Origin

From arm + chair.

Phrases

  • armchair copy
  • armchair critic
  • armchair criticism
  • armchair general
  • armchair hawk
  • armchair linguistics
  • armchair psychologist
  • armchair psychology
  • ivory tower

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