armchair
adjective [before noun] /ˈɑːm.tʃeər/
/ˈɑːrm.tʃer/ Definition
› describes a person who knows, or says they know, a lot about a subject without having direct experience of it: an armchair critic/gardener/travellerEnthusiastsAdmirersInexperienced (of people)Naive and trusting
(Definition of armchair adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -aholic suffix
- -oholic suffix
- -phile suffix
- -spotter suffix
- -watcher suffix
- aficionado noun
- anorak noun (PERSON)
- bibliophile noun
- buff noun
- chocaholic noun
- enthusiast noun
- fanatic noun
- fiend noun
- follower noun (SUPPORTER)
- foodie noun
- freak noun (ENTHUSIASTIC PERSON)
- junkie noun
- maniac noun (INTERESTED)
- nut noun (PERSON)
- student noun
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