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Chucker vs Checker - What's the difference?

chucker | checker |

As nouns the difference between chucker and checker

is that chucker is one who chucks; a thrower while 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.

chucker

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who chucks; a thrower.
  • (cricket) A bowler who throws or chucks the ball rather than bowls it.

    • checker

    English

    Alternative forms

    * chequer

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who checks something.
  • The clerk who tallies cost of purchases and accepts payment.
    • ''There was a long line at the grocery store because the checker was so slow.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A playing piece in the game of checkers (British: draughts).
    • Derived terms
    * checkerboard
    Related terms
    * exchequer

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • 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.

    • Etymology 3

    Alteration of (chequer)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The fruit of the wild service tree or chequer tree,
    • Usage notes
    * Almost always spelled chequer, because the tree itself is native to areas where that spelling is used, and is pretty much unknown in areas that use the other spelling.
    Derived terms
    * checkerberry

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