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woodpusher

woodpusher noun: a poor chess player; an amateur.

Noun

woodpusher (plural woodpushers)

  1. (derogatory, informal) A poor chess player; an amateur.
    Synonyms:
    patzer
    Antonyms:
    master, grandmaster

Synonyms of woodpusher

Antonyms

Forms of woodpusher

pluralwoodpushers

Origin of woodpusher

From wood + pusher, in sardonic reference to wooden chesspieces.

Questions about woodpusher

What does woodpusher mean?
Woodpusher means a poor chess player; an amateur.
What part of speech is woodpusher?
Woodpusher is a noun.
What is the plural of woodpusher?
The plural of woodpusher is woodpushers.

Words near woodpusher in the dictionary

  1. Woodplumpton
  2. woodprint
  3. woodprints
  4. woodpulp
  5. woodpulps
  6. woodpusher
  7. woodpushers
  8. woodranger
  9. woodrangers
  10. woodrat
  11. woodrats

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