fighting chair

noun

: a chair from which a salt-water angler plays a hooked fish

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Among these are original concept illustrations by production designer Joe Alves, the Panavision underwater camera used for the film, behind-the-scenes photographs captured by boom operator Frank Meadows, and Quint’s sport-fishing fighting chair from the Orca boat. Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025 Traveling angler Paul Renfro was in the fighting chair when the Pacific Fins crew landed the all-white sailfish. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 29 Feb. 2024 The boat drives around while the angler, either standing or sitting in what’s called the fighting chair (which can swivel, has a footrest and is built into the boat), attempts to reel it in. Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023 Onboard, the bow is equipped with a fighting chair while the aft is outfitted with a table and seating for up to eight passengers. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2023

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First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fighting chair was in 1950

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“Fighting chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fighting%20chair. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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