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checkers

checkers is the plural of checker.

checkers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of checker.

Meaning of checker

Noun (1)

checker (plural checkers)

  1. One who or that which checks or verifies something.
    • So, keep in mind that Microsoft Word’s Spelling tool is as much a “typo” tool as a checker of spelling.1992, Neil J. Salkind, Applying Macintosh: Solutions, Ideas, and Tools, Macmillan Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 205
  2. One who makes a check mark.
    • "Essentially," said a senior vice president of the FHLBB of Dallas, "we were checkers of boxes."1989, M. Manfred Fabritius, William Borges, Saving the Savings and Loan
  3. The clerk who tallies cost of purchases and accepts payment.
    • There was a long line at the grocery store because the checker was so slow.
  4. One who hinders or stops something.

Noun (2)

checker (plural checkers)

  1. A playing piece in the game of checkers (British: draughts), or certain other table games such as backgammon.
  2. A pattern of alternating colours as on a chessboard.

See all 10 meanings of checker

Noun

checkers (uncountable)

  1. (Canada, US, singular, board games) A game for two players played on a chessboard; the players have 12 pieces each, and the object is to capture all the opponent’s pieces by jumping over them. Other European varieties have larger boards and more playing pieces.
    Synonyms:
    draughts

Synonyms of checkers

Words formed from checkers

Phrases with checkers

Questions about checkers

What does checkers mean?
Checkers means a game for two players played on a chessboard; the players have 12 pieces each, and the object is to capture all the opponent’s pieces by jumping over them. Other European varieties have larger boards and more playing pieces.
What is checkers the plural of?
Checkers is the plural of checker.
What part of speech is checkers?
Checkers is a noun.

Words near checkers in the dictionary

  1. checkerings
  2. checkerist
  3. checkerists
  4. checkermallow
  5. checkermallows
  6. checkers
  7. checkerspot
  8. checkerspots
  9. checkerwise
  10. checkerwork
  11. checkerworks

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