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office chair

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A chair that is designed for use at a desk in an office. It is generally comfortable and adjustable and can swivel 360 degrees and has wheels.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: desk chair

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 辦公椅 /办公椅 (bàngōng yǐ) — desk chair used in an office
  • Czech: kancelářská židle — desk chair used in an office
  • Czech: ergonomická židle — desk chair used in an office
  • Dutch: bureaustoel — desk chair used in an office
  • Finnish: toimistotuoli — desk chair used in an office
  • Finnish: työtuoli — desk chair used in an office
  • French: chaise de bureau — desk chair used in an office
  • German: Bürostuhl — desk chair used in an office
  • Greek: καρέκλα γραφείου (karékla grafeíou) — desk chair used in an office
  • Haitian Creole: chèz biwo — desk chair used in an office
  • Hungarian: irodaszék — desk chair used in an office
  • Khmer: កៅអីការិយាល័យ (kawʼəy-kaariyaalay) — desk chair used in an office
  • Polish: krzesło biurowe — desk chair used in an office
  • Portuguese: cadeira de escritório — desk chair used in an office
  • Romanian: scaun de birou — desk chair used in an office
  • Spanish: silla de oficina — desk chair used in an office
  • Swedish: kontorsstol — desk chair used in an office
  • Swedish: skrivbordsstol — desk chair used in an office