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checker
n. one of the squares of a checkered pattern; piece used in checkers (board game); one who checks, inspector, examiner
 
v. diversify with color, variegate; mark like a checkerboard

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Checker
Checker may refer to:
  • Checker Motors Corporation, an automotive industry subcontractor that was once the builder of the Checker taxicab and the Superba and Marathon automobiles
  • Checker Taxi, a livery company (taxi service) founded by Morris Markin, that used Checker Taxi Cabs
  • Checker Records, a record label
  • The action that produces checkering, a surface applied to wooden gunstocks to provide a non-slip grip (see Gunsmith)
  • Chubby Checker, an American singer-songwriter best known for popularising "The Twist"
  • Check (pattern) a pattern consisting of squares of alternating colors

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checker

Noun
1. an attendant who checks coats or baggage
(hypernym) attendant, attender, tender
(hyponym) check girl, hatcheck girl
(derivation) check
2. one who checks the correctness of something
(hypernym) examiner, inspector
(derivation) check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out, check over, go over, check into
3. one of the flat round pieces used in playing checkers
(hypernym) man, piece
(hyponym) king
(classification) checkers, draughts

Verb
1. mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
(synonym) check, chequer
(hypernym) draw
2. variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns
(synonym) chequer
(hypernym) vary, variegate, motley


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Checker
(v. t.)
One who checks.
  
 
(v. t.)
Checkerwork.
  
 
(v. t.)
A piece in the game of draughts or checkers.
  
 
(v. t.)
A pattern in checks; a single check.
  
 
(n.)
To variegate or diversify with different qualities, colors, scenes, or events; esp., to subject to frequent alternations of prosperity and adversity.
  
 
(n.)
To mark with small squares like a checkerboard, as by crossing stripes of different colors.
  

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