recliner

noun

re·​clin·​er ri-ˈklī-nər How to pronounce recliner (audio)
: a chair with an adjustable back and footrest

Examples of recliner in a Sentence

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Graco Teddi power recliner: on sale for $449.97 Original price: $599.99 (Amazon ) Long nights feeding your newborn baby require a comfortable chair. Christopher Murray, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025 The vehicles are being recalled because the bolts connecting the split 60/40 third-row seat backs to the recliner assemblies may not have been tightened to specification, causing the subject vehicles to not meet certain safety standards, the automaker said in a news release. Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025 Not a rocker, not a regular chair, a full ass recliner in the nursery. Devonne Goode, Parents, 17 Feb. 2025 After six months of construction, the AMC UTC 14 cinema recently unveiled new recliners, complete with heaters, in every theater. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recliner

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of recliner was in 1882

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“Recliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recliner. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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