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lounger

lounger

2 4.1
A comfortable chair with a back that leans backwards and a footrest to let you lean back
  • noun
  • /ˈlaʊndʒər/
  • US
translation icon : sillón reclinable
  • He sank into the lounger, adjusting the footrest for maximum comfort while reading.
  • a sun lounger
  • lounger that reclines
  • sitting in a lounger

Rebecca said she would purchase an Ames lounger.

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Examples

  • And then if you come around, see how this is the hotel and this is our sun lounger for the day.

  • "Sit down," Minna said once they were inside, and she was easing herself into the lounger in front of the television.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • There was no room on the lounger for me.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • John took a seat in the lounger.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I would take a seat on the leather lounger.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Max calls in a pizza order, then mellows out in the lounger, watching the news.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • When he finished, he collapsed on the lounger, so exhausted with his pain he was nearly unconscious.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • I sat down on one of the loungers, rather shaken.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • And this way she's not missing out because she can sit on the sun lounger with Otty in the shade.

  • Archer sprawled in the lounger Aureole had abandoned.

    Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

armchair
vslounger
42 1.0

A comfortable chair with supports on each side for your arms

is a reclining model with back that tilts and footrest that raises
recliner
vslounger
18 3.1

A comfortable chair with a back that tilts and a footrest that lifts

is the same functional chair often named more casually
lounge chair
vslounger
8 2.6

A comfortable armchair with a back that leans and sometimes a footrest

is specifically the chair with a guaranteed tilting back and raising footrest
reclining chair
vslounger
2 2.7

An armchair with a back that tilts and a footrest that rises

is the cozier informal name for the same tilting and raising design
Morris chair
vslounger
  • US
1 8.9

An armchair with a wooden frame, loose cushions, and a back that reclines

is the general reclining model rather than that specific wooden style

How Comfortable

recliner
18 3.1
lounger
  • US
2 4.1
armchair
42 1.0
chair
1.0
stool
95 1.0

Surface Forms

lounger singular
loungers plural

Morphology

lounger = lounge (transparent) = lounge + er

Formed by adding the agent/instrument suffix '-er' to 'lounge', yielding a thing used for reclining; the relation is clear to learners.

Etymology

Lounger comes from the word lounge, which means 'to sit or lie in a relaxed way', plus the ending -er that makes it 'a thing that does that'. So a lounger is a comfortable chair made for reclining and relaxing.