Definition
Variant spelling of 'checker,' a person who verifies or inspects something, or a playing piece in the board game checkers.
Etymology
Middle English 'chekken' (to check) combined with agent suffix -er. The alternate spelling reflects historical English orthographic variation.
Kelly Says
This spelling variant appears in historical texts and some British English traditions, showing how spelling standardization gradually happened over centuries.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Chessboard
Chessboard
CSČeština
šachovnice
sha-cho-v-nice
DEDeutsch
Checker
che-ker
ELΕλληνικά
σκακιστικό
ska-kis-ti-ko
ESEspañol
chequera
che-ke-ra
FISuomi
shakkilauta
shak-ki-lau-ta
FRFrançais
chequeur
she-ker
IDBahasa Indonesia
chekker
che-ker
ITItaliano
chequera
che-ke-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
checker
che-ker
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်စကြာ
kyauet-saka
NLNederlands
checker
che-ker
PTPortuguês
chequera
che-ke-ra
RUРусский
шахматная доска
shakhmatnaya doska
SVSvenska
checker
che-ker
SWKiswahili
checker
che-ker
TAதமிழ்
சேக்கர்
sa-ek-kar
UKУкраїнська
шахматка
shakhmatka
VITiếng Việt
bảng cờ
bang co