checkers Meaning & Definition
Phonetic codes: CH EH1 K ER0 Z
What Does Checkers Mean?
Checkers is used as a noun meaning plural of checker. As a verb, it means third-person singular simple present indicative of checker. As a verb, it means To mark in a pattern of alternating light and dark positions, like a checkerboard.
Checkers Definition (Noun)
- plural of checker
Noun
- A game for two players played on a chessboard; the players have 12 pieces each, and the object is to capture all the opponent’s pieces by jumping over them. Other European varieties have larger boards and more playing pieces.
Checkers as a Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of checker
Noun
- One who checks or verifies something.
- One who makes a check mark.
- The clerk who tallies cost of purchases and accepts payment.
There was a long line at the grocery store because the checker was so slow.
- One who hinders or stops something.
Noun
- A playing piece in the game of checkers (British: draughts).
- A pattern of alternating colours as on a chessboard.
Noun
- The fruit of the wild service tree or chequer tree, Photinia villosa, syn. Sorbus terminalis
Noun
- (in the singular) A game for two players played on a chessboard; the players have 12 pieces each, and the object is to capture all the opponent’s pieces by jumping over them. Other European varieties have larger boards and more playing pieces.
- (in the plural) the playing pieces in the game of checkers.
Verb
- To mark in a pattern of alternating light and dark positions, like a checkerboard.
- To develop markings in a pattern of alternating light and dark positions, like a checkerboard.
Synonyms of Checkers
Checkers synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Checkers
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Checkers in a Sentence
There was a long line at the grocery store because the checker was so slow.
Word Forms & Grammar
checkers
checkers (uncountable)