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Definition of armchair adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

armchair

adjective
 
/ˈɑːmtʃeə(r)/
 
/ˈɑːrmtʃer/
[only before noun]
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  1. 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
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