recliner
Americannoun
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recliners
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a person or thing that reclines.
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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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Etymology
Origin of recliner
Explanation
Have you ever sat in a chair that's designed to tip comfortably back, so you can lounge with your feet out on an attached footrest? It's called a recliner. A recliner is a cozy chair that you could also call a lounger. Many people have recliners in their TV rooms or dens, for especially comfy viewing. The trick of a recliner is right there in its name, recline, or "lie back in a relaxed position," from the Latin reclinare, "to bend or lean back." Recliners have been around since the 1800s, the most famous being the La-Z-Boy recliner, which was patented in 1928.
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“People think something they have should be donated if it’s not usable. They say: ‘Oh, that recliner doesn’t work anymore, I could donate it,” Novack said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
In one response, the lawsuit claims, ChatGPT advised Winters to remain in the recliner chair he had become "mainly confined to" due to ongoing health problems.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
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
My grandfather is leaning forward on the recliner, listening to something Mr. Washburn is saying.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
Meanwhile, Delta temporarily installed 44 of its less-luxe first-class recliners on seven of those planes for cross-country flights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
“Invest in comfortable seating like recliners or a large sectional sofa that will fit all of your fellow basketball fans,” McCormick said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Reports at the time mention that the line outside Westwood’s Village Theatre included about two dozen regulars ages 14 to 40 equipped with couches, recliners, beach chairs, video games and even satellite TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024
But the billionaire's most luxurious planes were a pair of 737 jets he had retrofitted like a lounge, complete with recliners, love seats, mahogany dining and card tables and gourmet food.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2023
In the distance, I could see that two of the poolside recliners had been pulled out onto the golf course, near one of the flags marking a hole.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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