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checkers.

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.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. 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.

    Canada · US · singular · uncountable
noun
  1. plural of checker

    form-of · plural
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of checker

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.