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checker1

noun ˈtʃɛkəˈtʃɛkər
  • 1A person or thing that verifies or examines something.

    a spelling and grammar checker
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Have you ever wondered why the grammar checker in your word processor is so terrible?
    • Even the grammar checker on my computer has a problem with that one.
    • As a fact checker, I'm responsible for verifying every last name, number, and nuance of every article I see.
    • The instrument is more objective than human flavor checkers and could help standardize the catfish industry.
    • The file checker will find damaged files, but it can't fix them.
    • She's used fact checkers, various sources and even called the US State Department way back in 2002 seeking a source for the quote.
    • It doesn't matter how many badge checkers and gun-toting security personnel you've hired.
    • My target would always be unsuspecting price checkers.
    • My solution is keep it simple, two firewalls, two operating systems and two virus checkers.
    • Sandy is the assistant number checker.
    • The problem is that there are no editors and no fact checkers, so plenty of what you read on blogs is just plain untrue.
    • In Berlin, we saw ticket checkers enter subway trains where the on-the-spot fine is $30 and we started buying tickets again.
    • But that story has been written and played out so often that you don't need a fact checker to verify that.
    • The checker will also provide info on whether broadband services have been, or will be, affected by planned engineering works.
    • Ultimately, what is wanted is a computer routine similar to the grammar checker which would be programmed to highlight words and phrases which were likely to be misunderstood at the receiving end.
    • Men posing as water supply checkers called to a number of homes in the Tramore area and in one instance they managed to make their way into the home of one resident and while one distracted her the other stole the cash.
    • It has no editors, no fact checkers and anyone can contribute an entry - or delete one.
    • The post-debate fact checkers will have a field day with it.
    • A nicer system would allow you to fill out your paper by hand, then you insert it in the checker which reads your ballot.
    • Imagine her embarrassment when the checker got on the public address system and boomed out for the entire store to hear.
    Synonyms
    examiner, scrutinizer, scrutineer, investigator, surveyor, assessor, appraiser, reviewer, analyst
  • 2US A cashier in a supermarket.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A series of essays from various regular Americans on love, work, and life in the United States, including a housewife and supermarket checker.
    • The checker in Aisle 4 at the supermarket stared at me.
    • At a recent trip to the supermarket the checker accidentally failed to me charge for some items.
    • I had quite a bit more sympathy for Brendan, the hapless teenaged supermarket checker, than did the author of the book.

Rhymes

Becker, Cheka, chequer, Dekker, exchequer, Flecker, mecca, Neckar, Necker, Quebecker, Rebecca, Rijeka, trekker, weka, wrecker

checker2

verb & noun ˈtʃɛkə
  • US spelling of chequer
 
 

checker1

nounˈtʃɛkərˈCHekər
  • 1A person or thing that verifies or examines something.

    a spelling checker
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sandy is the assistant number checker.
    • The file checker will find damaged files, but it can't fix them.
    • The instrument is more objective than human flavor checkers and could help standardize the catfish industry.
    • The problem is that there are no editors and no fact checkers, so plenty of what you read on blogs is just plain untrue.
    • As a fact checker, I'm responsible for verifying every last name, number, and nuance of every article I see.
    • Have you ever wondered why the grammar checker in your word processor is so terrible?
    • My solution is keep it simple, two firewalls, two operating systems and two virus checkers.
    • Men posing as water supply checkers called to a number of homes in the Tramore area and in one instance they managed to make their way into the home of one resident and while one distracted her the other stole the cash.
    • The checker will also provide info on whether broadband services have been, or will be, affected by planned engineering works.
    • It has no editors, no fact checkers and anyone can contribute an entry - or delete one.
    • Imagine her embarrassment when the checker got on the public address system and boomed out for the entire store to hear.
    • She's used fact checkers, various sources and even called the US State Department way back in 2002 seeking a source for the quote.
    • The post-debate fact checkers will have a field day with it.
    • My target would always be unsuspecting price checkers.
    • It doesn't matter how many badge checkers and gun-toting security personnel you've hired.
    • In Berlin, we saw ticket checkers enter subway trains where the on-the-spot fine is $30 and we started buying tickets again.
    • Even the grammar checker on my computer has a problem with that one.
    • Ultimately, what is wanted is a computer routine similar to the grammar checker which would be programmed to highlight words and phrases which were likely to be misunderstood at the receiving end.
    • A nicer system would allow you to fill out your paper by hand, then you insert it in the checker which reads your ballot.
    • But that story has been written and played out so often that you don't need a fact checker to verify that.
    Synonyms
    examiner, scrutinizer, scrutineer, investigator, surveyor, assessor, appraiser, reviewer, analyst
  • 2US A cashier in a supermarket.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A series of essays from various regular Americans on love, work, and life in the United States, including a housewife and supermarket checker.
    • I had quite a bit more sympathy for Brendan, the hapless teenaged supermarket checker, than did the author of the book.
    • The checker in Aisle 4 at the supermarket stared at me.
    • At a recent trip to the supermarket the checker accidentally failed to me charge for some items.

checker2

(British chequer)
nounˈtʃɛkərˈCHekər
  • 1often checkersA pattern of squares, typically alternately colored.

    a geometric shape bordered by checkers
    a checker design
  • 2North American treated as singular A game for two players, with twelve pieces each, played on a checkerboard.

    1. 2.1 A round flat piece, usually red or black, used to play checkers.

Origin

Middle English: from exchequer. The original sense ‘chessboard’ gave rise to chequered meaning ‘marked like a chessboard’; hence the sense ‘pattern of squares’ (early 16th century).

 
 
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