Armchair Strategist

Refers to someone who gives "ideas" about how things should have been done differently, or needs to be done in a better way, but has neither the ability nor the knowledge that required to deal with the case, and has never been in a similar scenario and never experienced in the like. Resembles the proverb: "After the ship has sunk everyone knows how she might have been saved".

"The marine's caption heard a lot of armchair strategist after he failed the battle".

by Shipi June 25, 2018

Armchair Dictator

A lazy filmmaker who puts no effort in directing a movie. A armchair dictator is typically only in it for the paycheck.

George Lucas took an armchair dictator approach to making the prequels.

by dyslexicperson2 March 30, 2020

Armchair Sleuth

A person who tries to solve real life crimes by finding evidence exclusively using their computer.

Usually collaborates with people on Reddit/4chan or other forums.

Young Timmy is too into finding the identity of a cat murderer he found online by finding the IP address of the site the murderer set up and posting it on 4chan. He is an Armchair Sleuth.

by spr_shb September 16, 2021

Armchair Logger

Someone who logs a geocache find, without having actually visited the geocache. Quite often getting a fellow geocacher to sign their name in the logbook, while they are elsewhere.

They may have found a lot of geocaches, but everyone knows they are an armchair logger.

by GLOTCH November 9, 2010

armchair craftsperson

People who watch a lot of Do it Yourself TV-shows but never even attempt to initiate a project.

John is a total armchair craftsperson, loves DIT shows, but does not even own a hammer.

by Andymex June 30, 2017

armchair developer

1. A video game enthusiast who criticizes a developers' motives/product.

2. A label used by video game developers to dismiss a consumer's requests or suggestions, which may (or may not) actually be a good idea.

We are doing the best we can, stop being armchair developers.
"The armchair developers on this internet."

by Wayback Machine April 19, 2022

armchair dictator

An internet expert who believes anything and everything he/she posts is unquestionable fact, and has no burden to support any of his/her claims.

Bah, you can ask him for evidence all day long, but he's just another armchair dictator.

by Grandmastershek September 23, 2016