chesser
UK/ˈt͡ʃɛsə/
chesser noun: a chess player.
Noun
chesser (plural chessers)
- A chess player.
- Where are those principles of fair play that allow both sides a hearing? that give a move to each player in turn? and what neglect of a chesser's analytical powers to make up your mind and decision from the analysis of the moves only of the Attack, not regarding what the Defense can move in reply?1877, The Chess Journal, numbers 74-94, page 232
- […] a chesser of old, / Won a game in a shower of gold. / His move had the crowd floored, / And coins showered the board. / (They were paying off bets, I am told.)1979, Chess Life & Review, volume 34, page 4
Proper noun capitalized: Chesser
Chesser (plural Chessers)
Forms of chesser
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | chessers |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Chessers |
Origin of chesser
From chess + -er.
Variant of Cheshire.
Questions about chesser
- What does chesser mean?
- Chesser means a chess player.
- What part of speech is chesser?
- Chesser can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce chesser?
- Chesser is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɛsə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of chesser?
- The plural of chesser is chessers.
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