chessplayer en · NOUN
Etymology
From chess + player.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of chess player.
alt of chess player
The hours spent there by Corvick were present to my fancy as those of a chessplayer bent with a silent scowl, all the lamplit winter, over his board and his moves.
1896, Henry James, The Figure in the Carpet, page 37:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chessplayers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |