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Definitions for Checker

[1] a small, usually red or black disk of plastic or wood, used in playing checkers.
[2] checkers, Also called, British , draughts .(used with a singular verb ) a game played by two persons, each with 12 playing pieces, on a checkerboard. (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.
[3] a checkered pattern.
[4] one of the squares of a checkered pattern.
[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.
[8] a person or thing that checks.
[9] a cashier, as in a supermarket or cafeteria.
[10] a person who checks coats, baggage, etc.
[11] the usual US spelling of chequer
[12] textiles a variant spelling of chequer (def. 2)
[13] US and Canadian any one of the 12 flat thick discs used by each player in the game of checkers Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): draughtsman
[14] a cashier, esp in a supermarket
[15] an attendant in a cloakroom, left-luggage office, etc

Words related to Checker

detective, monitor, investigator, auditor, controller, patchwork, inspector, appraiser, interrogator, inquisitor, sleuth, overseer, reviewer, tester, scrutinizer, assessor, plaid, variegation, motley, tessellation

Words nearby Checker

checkbook, checkbook journalism, checked, checked swing, checkedy, checker, checkerberry, checkerbloom, checkerboard, checkered, checkered career

Origin of Checker

2First recorded in 1525–35; check1 + -er1

Synonyms for Checker

auditor, controller, detective, investigator, monitor, police officer, assessor, overseer, reviewer, scrutinizer, sleuth, tester, private eye