woodpusher

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woodpusher

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From wood + pusher, in sardonic reference to wooden chesspieces.

noun woodpushers

  1. derogatory, informal A poor chess player; an amateur.

    Similar: patzer · Opposite: master, grandmaster

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noun chess player who is not good at the game

Françaispousseur de bois

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@misc{woodpusher_2026,
  title = {woodpusher},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/woodpusher},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}