Dictionary

checkers en · NOUN · etymology 1

Meanings

1. (Canada, US, qualifier:board games, 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.
2. (form-of, plural) plural of checker
   form of checker

Deriveds

Turkish checkers · Chinese checkers

Synonyms

draughts

checkers en · VERB · etymology 2

Meanings

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