checkers Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
    draughts.
  2. noun an attendant who checks coats or baggage
    checker.
  3. noun one who checks the correctness of something
    checker.
  4. noun one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers
    checker; chequer.
  5. verb mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
    checker; check; chequer.
  6. verb variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns
    checker; chequer.

WordNet

Check"ers noun plural
Etymology
See Checher, v.
Definitions
  1. A game, called also daughts, played on a checkerboard by two persons, each having twelve men (counters or checkers) which are moved diagonally. The game is ended when either of the players has lost all his men, or can not move them.

Webster 1913