A rocking chair or rocker is a type of chair with two curved bands of wood (also known as rockers attached to the bottom of the legs (one on the left two legs and one on the right two legs). The chair contacts with the floor at only two points, giving the occupant the ability to rock back and forth by shifting his/her weight or pushing lightly with his/her feet.

A rocking chair is also known as rocker, easy chair, Boston rocker, swing rocker, platform rocker or chair. A shoofly is a child’s rocking chair with the seat built between two flat sides that are made to resemble an animal, such as a swan or a duck.

In Spanish, a rocking chair is called mecedora (feminine) or balancin (masculine).

Many find rocking chairs soothing because of the gentle motion. Rocking chairs are also comfortable because, when a user sits in one without rocking, the chair automatically rocks backwards until the sitter's center of gravity is met, thus granting an ergonomic benefit with the occupant kept at a very unstressed position and angle. Varieties of rockers include those mounted on a spring base (or platform) called "platform rockers" and those with swinging braces commonly known as gliders.