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patzer

/ˈpætsər/

patzer noun: synonym of woodpusher: a poor chess player.

Noun

patzer (plural patzers)

  1. (derogatory, informal) Synonym of woodpusher: a poor chess player.
    • If you have learned the principle that it is inadvisable to move the same piece twice in the opening you would probably imagine that these guys are patzers.2004 September 5, Nigel Short, The Sunday Telegraph
    Synonyms:
    woodpusher

patzer meaning in Tamil

patzer in Tamil

சதுரங்க ஆட்டத்தில் மோசமாக விளையாடுபவர்

Synonyms of patzer

Forms of patzer

pluralpatzers
alternative formpotzer

Origin of patzer

Uncertain, but probably from German Patzer (“bungler”), from patzen.

Words formed from patzer

Questions about patzer

What does patzer mean?
Patzer means synonym of woodpusher: a poor chess player.
What is patzer in Tamil?
Patzer in Tamil is சதுரங்க ஆட்டத்தில் மோசமாக விளையாடுபவர். See Patzer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is patzer?
Patzer is a noun.
How do you pronounce patzer?
Patzer is pronounced /ˈpætsər/.
What is the plural of patzer?
The plural of patzer is patzers.

Words near patzer in the dictionary

  1. Patwins
  2. patxaran
  3. Patyah
  4. Patz
  5. Patzcuaro
  6. patzer
  7. patzerish
  8. patzers
  9. Patzinak
  10. Patzinaks
  11. Patzold

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Adapted from Wiktionary: patzer (page history and authors); patzer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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