chairwarmer

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noun

One who occupies a post or employment but does no useful work.

OriginEnglish warmer ← Middle English warmen ← Old English wearmian →
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Meanings

nounchairwarmer (plural chairwarmers)

plural chairwarmers

  1. derogatoryOne who occupies a post or employment but does no useful work.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kətá
  5. Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
  8. Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
  9. Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
  10. Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
  11. Latincathedra
  12. Old Frenchchaiere
  13. Middle Englishchayere
  14. Englishchair
  15. Proto-Germanic*warmaz
  16. Proto-Germanic*warmijaną
  17. Proto-West Germanic*warmijan
  18. Old Englishwierman
  19. Proto-West Germanic*warmōn
  20. Old Englishwearmian
  21. Middle Englishwarmen
  22. Englishwarm
  23. Englishwarmer
  24. Englishchairwarmer

From chair + warmer.

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APA

chairwarmer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairwarmer

MLA

“chairwarmer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairwarmer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chairwarmer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairwarmer.

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