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check·er
(chĕk′ər)n.
1.
a. One, such as an inspector or examiner, that checks.
b. One that receives items for temporary safekeeping or for shipment: a baggage checker.
2. One of the round flat pieces used in the game of checkers.
3.
a. A pattern of checks or squares.
b. One of the squares in such a pattern.
4. A cashier.
tr.v. check·ered, check·er·ing, check·ers
1. To mark with a checked or squared pattern.
2. To diversify (something) in color, shading, or character; variegate.
[Middle English cheker, chessboard, alteration of escheker, from Old French eschequier, from eschec, check in chess; see check.]
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checker
(ˈtʃɛkə)n, vb
the usual US spelling of chequer
n
1. (Textiles) textiles a variant spelling of chequer2
2. (Chess & Draughts) 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
checker
(ˈtʃɛkə)n
1. a cashier, esp in a supermarket
2. an attendant in a cloakroom, left-luggage office, etc
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
check•er1
(ˈtʃɛk ər)n.
1. a small, usu. red or black disk of plastic or wood, used in playing checkers.
2. checkers, (used with a sing. v.) a game played by two persons, each with 12 playing pieces, on a checkerboard.
3. a checkered pattern.
4. one of the squares in such a pattern.
v.t. 5. to mark like a checkerboard.
6. to diversify in color; variegate.
7. to diversify in character.
[1250–1300; Middle English: chessboard < Anglo-French escheker]
check•er2
(ˈtʃɛk ər)n.
1. a person or thing that checks.
2. a cashier, as in a supermarket.
3. an employee of a checkroom.
[1525–35]
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checker
Past participle: checkered
Gerund: checkering
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| Noun | 1. | checker - an attendant who checks coats or baggage check girl, hatcheck girl - a female checker |
| 2. | checker - one who checks the correctness of something | |
| 3. | checker - one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers checkers, draughts - a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces king - a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward | |
| Verb | 1. | checker - mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" |
| 2. | checker - variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns |
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Translations
checker
[ˈtʃekəʳ] N1. (= examiner) → verificador(a) m/f
2. (US) (in supermarket) → cajero/a m/f; (in cloakroom) → encargado/a m/f de guardarropa
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checker
n
(of documents etc) → Prüfer(in) m(f)
(US, in supermarket) → Kassierer(in) m(f)
(US, for coats etc) → Garderobenfrau f → /-mann m
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