checkers

English

A game of checkers (draughts).

Etymology 1

Noun

checkers

1. plural of checker

Noun

checkers (uncountable)

1. (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

• draughts (UK and Australia)

Derived terms

• Chinese checkers

Translations

draughts — see draughts

Etymology 2

Verb

checkers

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of checker

Anagrams

• rechecks