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ər noun
1.
a small, usually red or black disk of plastic or wood, used in playing checkers.
2.
checkers.
a.
Also called, British, draughts. ( used with a singular verb ) a game played by two persons, each with 12 playing pieces, on a checkerboard.
b.
(in a regenerative furnace) loosely stacked brickwork through which furnace gases and incoming air are passed in turn, so that the heat of the exhaust is absorbed and later transferred to the incoming air. See diag. under open-hearth.
3.
a checkered pattern.
4.
one of the squares of a checkered pattern.
verb (used with object)
5.
to mark like a checkerboard.
6.
to diversify in color; variegate.
7.
to diversify in character; subject to alternations: Sorrow and joy have checkered his life.
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checker2 (ˈtʃɛkə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a cashier, esp in a supermarket |
| 2. | an attendant in a cloakroom, left-luggage office, etc |
| chequer or (US) checker (ˈtʃɛkə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of the marbles, pegs, or other pieces used in the game of Chinese chequers |
| 2. | a. a pattern consisting of squares of different colours, textures, or materials |
| b. one of the squares in such a pattern | |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to make irregular in colour or character; variegate |
| 4. | to mark off with alternating squares of colour |
| [C13: chessboard, from Anglo-French escheker, from eschec | |
| checker or (US) checker | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C13: chessboard, from Anglo-French escheker, from eschec | |
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Word Origin & History
checker
early 14c., "a chessboard," aphetic of O.Fr. eschekier "chessboard," from M.L. scaccarium (see check). British prefers chequer, but the U.S. form is more authentic. Checkered "marked like a chessboard" is from late 15c.
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Example sentences
With one click, you can make the grammar checker stop forever-unless you invite it back in later, of course.
If you find your grammar checker too constrictive, there are things you can do.
Well, it seems the fact checker was on a coffee break when this got written.
Thank goodness for the ticket checker, as he was able to open the door and direct me to the correct train track.
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