chessman
any piece used in the game of chess.
Origin of chessman
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How to use chessman in a sentence
The Cham chessman is very similar to ours and the board has also sixty-four squares.
Indo-China and Its Primitive People | Henry BaudessonThe apple was soon devoured, and the child returned to the chess board, and kidnapped another chessman.
Practical Education, Volume I | Maria EdgeworthHe looked at Joe chessman who stood stolidly to one side, gun still in hand.
Adaptation | Dallas McCord ReynoldsPlekhanov made his way toward them, Joe chessman at his right and a pace to the rear.
Adaptation | Dallas McCord Reynoldschessman turned and it took a brief moment for the blankness in his eyes to fade into life.
Adaptation | Dallas McCord Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for chessman
/ (ˈtʃɛsˌmæn, -mən) /
any of the eight pieces and eight pawns used by each player in a game of chess
Origin of chessman
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