swivel chair

noun

: a chair that swivels on its base

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Furniture like Crate & Barrel's bar stools and swivel chairs is part of the sale, as well as table lamps and floor lamps in multiple styles. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 The Muir swivel chair in oxblood velvet feels plucked out of a Hollywood Regency–style boutique hotel lobby. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026 Sitting in a swivel chair in a hotel conference room, Victor Peng stares out the window at the Chicago River with a look of amazement. — Tal Rosenberg, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 The swivel chair came from Lourdes, who had found it during one of her rounds, on a sidewalk along the main road, near the row of computer shops. — Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for swivel chair

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of swivel chair was in 1860

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“Swivel chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swivel%20chair. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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swivel chair

noun
: a chair that swivels on its base
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