checker

checker
checker
checker1 [chek′ər]
n.
[ME cheker, chessboard, aphetic < escheker < OFr eschekier < ML scaccarium: see CHECK]
1. a small square, as on a chessboard
2. a pattern of such squares
3.
a) [pl., with sing. v.] a game played on a checkerboard by two players, each with twelve round, flat pieces to move: Brit. name, DRAUGHTS
b) any of these pieces
4. SERVICE TREE
vt.
1. to mark off in squares, or in patches of color
2. to break the uniformity of, as with varied features or events, changes in fortune, etc.
checker2 [chek′ər]
n.
1. a person who examines or verifies
☆ 2. a person who checks hats, luggage, etc.
☆ 3. a cashier, as in a supermarket

English World dictionary. . 2014.

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