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Checkers - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As a noun checkers

is 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.

As a verb checkers

is third-person singular of checker.

checkers

Etymology

From (etyl) .

Noun

(-)
  • (board games, US, Canada, 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.
  • English plurals
  • (board games, US, Canada, in the plural) the playing pieces in the game of checkers.
  • Synonyms

    * draughts (UK)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (checker)
  • Anagrams

    *

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.