checker
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++check·er /ˈtʃekə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1. American EnglishWORKER someone who works at the checkout in a supermarket 〔超级市场的〕收银员2. spell/grammar checker a computer program that checks whether the spelling of words or the grammar of a sentence is correct 〔计算机上的〕拼写/语法检查程序3. someone who makes sure that something is written or done correctly 检验员，审核员4. checkers [uncountable] American English a game for two players using 12 flat round pieces each and a board with 64 squares, in which the purpose is to take the other player’s pieces by jumping over them with your pieces 西洋跳棋 SYN British English draughts →5 see picture at 见图 board game → Chinese chequers
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checker• He moved her around like a checker.• One of the most popular sites is the game room, where visitors can play chess, checkers and backgammon with others.• I played imaginary checkers on the linoleum grid of the barbershop floor.• You wonder about other things: a football game, a dance, that cute new checker at the market.• Sam doesn't play checkers with the old boys on the porch.• A spell checker, word count feature and thesaurus are all included and the program can handle headers and footers.• Spelling checkers can be used to correct miss-spelt words and typing mistakes.• The checkers at the airport were poker-faced but affable.From Longman Business Dictionarycheckercheck‧er /ˈtʃekə-ər/ noun [countable]1COMPUTING spell/ spelling/grammar checker a computer program that checks spelling or grammaran automatic grammar checker that searches for missing words, bad punctuation etc2JOBMANUFACTURINGsomeone whose job is to check that things are correct or done correctlyour quality control checker3American English someone who works in a SUPERMARKET, adding up the cost of the goods people buyOrigin checker 1. (1800-1900) → CHECK22. (1700-1800) checker “chessboard”; → CHECK24check·er nounChineseSyllable
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Checker
Checker, Chubby
(1941–) an American singer popular especially in the 1960s, whose most famous song is The Twist (1959)
Checker, Chubby
(1941–) an American singer popular especially in the 1960s, whose most famous song is The Twist (1959)
checker
check‧er /ˈtʃekə $ -ər/ noun [countable]1. American English someone who works at the checkout in a supermarket
2. spell/grammar checker a computer program that checks whether the spelling of words or the grammar of a sentence is correct
3. someone who makes sure that something is written or done correctly
4. checkers [uncountable] American English a game for two players using 12 flat round pieces each and a board with 64 squares, in which the purpose is to take the other player’s pieces by jumping over them with your pieces
SYN draughts British English
⇨ Chinese chequers
check‧er /ˈtʃekə $ -ər/
noun [countable]1. American English someone who works at the checkout in a supermarket2. spell/grammar checker a computer program that checks whether the spelling of words or the grammar of a sentence is correct
3. someone who makes sure that something is written or done correctly
4. checkers [uncountable] American English a game for two players using 12 flat round pieces each and a board with 64 squares, in which the purpose is to take the other player’s pieces by jumping over them with your pieces
SYN draughts British English
⇨ Chinese chequers
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