Checker

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈtʃɛkÉ™/
• US IPA: /ˈtʃɛkÉš/
• Rhymes: -É›kÉ™(r)

Alternative forms

• chequer

check + -er

Full definition of checker

Noun

1. One who checks something.
2. The clerk who tallies cost of purchases and accepts payment.''There was a long line at the grocery store because the checker was so slow.

Noun

1. A playing piece in the game of checkers (British: draughts).

Derived terms

• checkerboard

Related terms

• exchequer

Verb

1. (transitive) To mark in a pattern of alternating light and dark spots, like a checkerboard.
2. (intransitive) To develop markings in a pattern of alternating light and dark spots, like a checkerboard.

Alteration of chequer

Noun

1. The fruit of the wild service tree or chequer tree,

Usage notes

Almost always spelled chequer, because the tree itself is native to areas where that spelling is used, and is pretty much unknown in areas that use the other spelling.

Derived terms

• checkerberry

Anagrams

• recheck