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Definition of "recliner" [re•clin•er]

  • One that reclines, as an armchair that reclines when the sitter lowers the chair's back and raises its front. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "recliner" in a sentence
  • "As an aside, reading the newspaper on a big-screen TV from your living room recliner is surprisingly nice."
  • "The picture that accompanied the story showed him slouched in recliner watching Fox."
  • "In French, the recliner is a chaise longue, “long chair.”"