castler

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noun

A chess problem whose solution involves castling.

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Meanings

nouncastler (plural castlers)

plural castlers

  1. informalboard gamesA chess problem whose solution involves castling.
  2. rareboard gamesA player who castles.

Origin

From castle + -er (patient suffix) or + -er (agent noun suffix). Piecewise doublet of casteller.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

castler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castler

MLA

“castler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castler. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “castler,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castler.

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