'Checker' definitions:
Definition of 'checker'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Checker'
From: GCIDE
- Checker \Check"er\ (ch[e^]k"[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Checkered (ch[e^]k"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Checkering.] [From OF. eschequier a chessboard, F. ['e]chiquier. See Check, n., and cf. 3d Checker.]
- 1. To mark with small squares like a checkerboard, as by crossing stripes of different colors. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To variegate or diversify with different qualities, colors, scenes, or events; esp., to subject to frequent alternations of prosperity and adversity. [1913 Webster]
- Our minds are, as it were, checkered with truth and falsehood. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Checker'
From: GCIDE
- Checker \Check"er\, n. [OF. eschequier. See Checker, v. t.]
- 1. A piece in the game of draughts or checkers. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A pattern in checks; a single check. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Checkerwork. [1913 Webster]
- Note: This word is also written chequer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Checker'
From: GCIDE
- Checker \Check"er\ (ch[e^]k"[~e]r), n. [From Check, v. t.] One who checks. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'checker'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alter,
- ameliorate,
- band,
- bar,
- be changed,
- be converted into,
- be renewed,
- bespangle,
- bespeckle,
- bespot,
- blotch,
- bottom out,
- break,
- change,
- check,
- chop,
- chop and change,
- come about,
- come around,
- come round,
- dapple,
- degenerate,
- deteriorate,
- deviate,
- diverge,
- diversify,
- dot,
- flake,
- fleck,
- flop,
- freckle,
- harlequin,
- haul around,
- improve,
- iris,
- jibe,
- maculate,
- marble,
- marbleize,
- meliorate,
- mitigate,
- modulate,
- motley,
- mottle,
- mutate,
- pepper,
- polychrome,
- polychromize,
- rainbow,
- revive,
- shift,
- spangle,
- speck,
- speckle,
- splotch,
- spot,
- sprinkle,
- stigmatize,
- stipple,
- streak,
- striate,
- stripe,
- stud,
- swerve,
- tack,
- take a turn,
- tattoo,
- tessellate,
- turn,
- turn aside,
- turn into,
- turn the corner,
- undergo a change,
- variegate,
- vary,
- veer,
- vein,
- warp,
- worsen