checkers
English
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editcheckers
Noun
editcheckers (uncountable)
- (board games, US, Canada, in the singular) 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.
Synonyms
edit- draughts (UK, Australia)
Derived terms
editTranslations
editdraughts — see draughts
Etymology 2
editVerb
editcheckers
- third-person singular simple present indicative of checker