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nounchessman (plural chessmen)
plural chessmen
- board gamesSynonym of chess piece.
Curious to tell, this imperial negro, Ahasuerus Daggoo, was the Squire of little Flask, who looked like a chess-man beside him.
1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “chapter 27”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLCSynonyms: chess piece
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nounSynonym of chess piece.
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nounany of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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chessman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chessman
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“chessman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chessman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chessman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chessman.
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