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checkmater

checkmater noun: one who checkmates.

Noun

checkmater (plural checkmaters)

  1. One who checkmates.

Forms of checkmater

pluralcheckmaters

Origin of checkmater

From checkmate + -er.

Questions about checkmater

What does checkmater mean?
Checkmater means one who checkmates.
What part of speech is checkmater?
Checkmater is a noun.
What is the plural of checkmater?
The plural of checkmater is checkmaters.

Words near checkmater in the dictionary

  1. checkmarked
  2. checkmarking
  3. checkmarks
  4. checkmate
  5. checkmated
  6. checkmater
  7. checkmaters
  8. checkmates
  9. checkmating
  10. checkmen
  11. checkoff

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