Chocker vs Checker - What's the difference?
chocker | checker |
(informal) Tightly packed, especially with people.
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One who checks something.
The clerk who tallies cost of purchases and accepts payment.
To mark in a pattern of alternating light and dark spots, like a checkerboard.
To develop markings in a pattern of alternating light and dark spots, like a checkerboard.
As an adjective chocker
is (informal) tightly packed, especially with people.As a noun checker is
one who checks something or checker can be a playing piece in the game of checkers (british: draughts) or checker can be the fruit of the wild service tree or chequer tree,.As a verb checker is
to mark in a pattern of alternating light and dark spots, like a checkerboard.chocker
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* chockersAdjective
(en adjective)- The place was absolutely packed. It was chocker .
- The largest of these service chains in Italy is Agip, and these mini-cities in the middle of nowhere are always absolutely chocker with people. Half of Italy must be in these places at any one time.
- He briskly flicked through the catalogue. "And this seemingly innocent museum is chocker with old airplane parts!"
- Australia is chocker with beaches strait from paradise, and Terrigal is a beach holiday mecca? I'm gobsmacked.
checker
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* chequerEtymology 1
Noun
(en noun)- ''There was a long line at the grocery store because the checker was so slow.