checkers

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noun

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.

Similar
draughts
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Meanings

checkers1

noun
  1. pluralplural of checker
nouncheckers (uncountable)
  1. CanadaUSsingularuncountableboard gamesA 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.

    Synonyms: draughts

checkers2

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of checker

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
draughts

More synonyms by meaning

nouna checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces

Similar
draughts
Broader
board game
Also see
draughts

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

“checkers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checkers. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “checkers,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checkers.

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