ARMCHAIR


Meaning of ARMCHAIR in English

noun , adjective

■ noun

/ ˈɑːmtʃeə(r); ɑːmˈtʃeə(r); NAmE ˈɑːrmtʃer; ɑːrmˈtʃer/ a comfortable chair with sides on which you can rest your arms :

to sit in an armchair

■ adjective

/ˈɑːmtʃeə(r); NAmE ˈɑːrmtʃer/ [ only before noun ] knowing about a subject through books and television, rather than by doing it for yourself :

an armchair critic / traveller

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.