checker
1 of 3noun (1)
check·er ˈche-kər 
1
archaic : chessboard
2
: a square or spot resembling the markings of a checkerboard
3
[singular of checkers] : a piece in checkers
checker
2 of 3verb
checkered; checkering ˈche-k(ə-)riŋ
transitive verb
1
a
: to variegate with different colors or shades
b
: to vary with contrasting elements or situations
2
: to mark into squares
checker
3 of 3noun (2)
1
: one that checks
a fact checker
2
: an employee who checks out purchases in a self-service store
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English cheker, from Anglo-French checker, escheker, from eschec — more at check
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun (2)
1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing checker
checkering
verb
as in striping
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- striping
- mottling
- flecking
- marbling
- speckling
- streaking
- specking
- patterning
- dappling
- variegating
- striating
- daubing
- polychroming
- brightening
- darkening
- lightening
- embrowning
- staining
- tinting
- painting
- toning (down)
- dyeing
- tingeing
- tinging
- coloring
- pigmenting
- tincturing
- bepainting
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- blanching
- bleaching
- whitening
- decolorizing
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