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checkers
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
checkers
(noun)
Chinese checkers
(noun)
checker
(noun)
checker
(noun)
spell–checker
(noun)
spelling checker
(noun)
checkers
/
ˈ
tʃɛkɚz/
noun
checkers
/
ˈ
tʃɛkɚz/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHECKERS
[
noncount
]
US
:
a game played on a board (called a checkerboard) by two players who each have 12 round pieces called checkers
—
called also
(British)
draughts
—
see also
chinese checkers
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