noun
checker
A round playing piece used in checkers.
She moves a red checker diagonally across the board toward her opponent's pieces.
Etymology
The older word names a chessboard. The game played on a similarly patterned board took the name checkers, and an individual playing piece became a checker.
More examples
- He jumps over one black checker.
- The missing checker rolled under the table.
- Each player arranges twelve checkers at the start.
Forms
checker · checkers
Similar words
- pawn
- A pawn is a particular chess piece; a checker is a playing piece used in checkers.