checkers

Noun

• a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
• an attendant who checks coats or baggage
• one who checks the correctness of something
• one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers
• plural of checker
• 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.

Verb

• mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
• variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns
• third-person singular simple present indicative of checker

Synonyms

check, checker, chequer, draughts