checkers Synonyms
Another word for checkers
• noun (Context 1)
A classic two-player strategy board game played on an alternating dark-and-light squared board, in which players move round disk-shaped pieces diagonally and capture opposing pieces by jumping over them.
"My grandfather taught me how to play draughts on a rainy afternoon at the cabin."
• noun (Context 2)
The flat, round playing pieces, typically red and black or red and white, used to play the game of checkers.
"We lost two of the red draughtsmen under the sofa and had to use coins as substitutes."
• noun (Context 3)
Plural form of checker: people or devices that inspect, verify, or tally items, or supermarket employees who scan groceries and process customer payments at a checkout counter.
"The grocery store hired several new cashiers to reduce the wait times in the checkout lines."