armchair
adjective/ˈɑːmtʃeə(r)/
/ˈɑːrmtʃer/
[only before noun]- knowing about a subject through books, television, the internet, etc., rather than by doing it for yourself
- an armchair critic/traveller
- a generation of armchair athletes who prefer to watch sports on TV rather than play
- For armchair fans back home, it was one of the highlights of the Olympics.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryArmchair is used with these nouns:- fan
- traveller
- viewer
- …
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
armchair