recliner
Americannoun
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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.
noun
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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Example Sentences
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Workers live in relative comfort, with a shower, a TV, a bed and “a recliner to kick his or her feet up and relax.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 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
When he walked into his new living room and sank into his new recliner it felt like home again.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 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
Everything about it was warm and comfortable, from the pillows on the sofa to the recliner where Michael now sat.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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