Definition of CHEQUER

chequer

Plural: chequers

Noun

  • one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers
  • The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.
  • Alternative spelling of checker (in certain senses only).

Verb

  • mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
  • variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns
  • Alternative spelling of checker.
  • -ED, -ING, -S to checker

Origin / Etymology

See checker.
(fruit): Apparently in allusion to the chequered or spotted appearance of the fruit. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “the surmises that chequer may be a corruption of choker, and that ‘choker’ may once have been the name, are gratuitous.”

Synonyms

check, checker

Scrabble Score: 21

chequer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
chequer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chequer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

chequer is a valid Words With Friends word