- checker
- checkerchecker1 [chek′ər]n.[ME cheker, chessboard, aphetic < escheker < OFr eschekier < ML scaccarium: see CHECK]1. a small square, as on a chessboard2. a pattern of such squares3.a) [pl., with sing. v.] a game played on a checkerboard by two players, each with twelve round, flat pieces to move: Brit. name, DRAUGHTSb) any of these pieces4. SERVICE TREEvt.1. to mark off in squares, or in patches of color2. 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. V. Neufeldt. 2014.