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checkers¹

noun

  1. plural plural of checker

noun

  1. Canada, US, singular, uncountable 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

checkers²

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of checker

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Closest in meaning: draughts, dashboard, board, tabletop, ladies, spell, damascus, drivers, adjudicators, appraisers, assessors, auditors, brokers, controllers, damas, dames

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@misc{checkers_2026,
  title = {checkers},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/checkers},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}