recliner

American  

[ri-klahy-ner] / rɪˈklaɪ nər /

noun

1. a person or thing that reclines.

2. Also called reclining chair.  an easy chair with a back and footrest adjustable up or down to the comfort of the user.

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recliner British  

/ rɪˈklaɪnə /

noun

1. a type of armchair having a back that can be adjusted to slope at various angles and, usually, a leg rest

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Etymology

Origin of recliner

First recorded in 1660–70; recline + -er ¹

Example Sentences

His wife, the Rev. Raysa Vázquez, woke up every couple of hours and tended to Briany, sitting with her in the brown recliner in the living room, rocking her back to sleep.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Sitting in a recliner in his library, he’d grab green Value Line binders from a nearby desk and pore through data on publicly traded companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

These days, he’s more the “disturbed and declining grandpa who won’t leave his recliner and has us all vaguely concerned but mostly trying not to get involved.”

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2024

Inside his ramshackle Westside home, Wally gingerly positioned his bony frame sideways on an armrest of his recliner and played the role of raconteur, narrating remarkable stories about our lineage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024

Through the window, I could see she had fallen asleep on her recliner while watching her favorite telenovela, El comandante y la duquesa.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

Related Words

• bench
• chair
• couch