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The correct spelling is armchair.
How to pronounce armchair
/ˈɑː(ɹ)mtʃɛə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /ˈɑː(ɹ)mtʃɛə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Arm-cha-yr
The correct spelling is armchair. A chair with supports for the arms or elbows. For example: "These days I'm an armchair detective."
Usage Examples
“These days I'm an armchair detective.”
“After the American football game, the armchair quarterbacks talked about what they would have done differently to win, if they had been star athletes instead of out-of-shape old men.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.
verb
- 1.To create based on theory or general knowledge rather than data.
- 2.To theorize based on analysis of data that was gathered previously; to reflect.
adjective
- 1.Remote from actual involvement, including a person retired from previously active involvement.
- 2.Unqualified or uninformed but yet giving advice, especially on technical issues, such as law, architecture, medicine, military theory, or sports.
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