checkers

British  

/ ˈtʃɛkəz /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) a game for two players using a checkerboard and 12 checkers each. The object is to jump over and capture the opponent's pieces

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Explanation

Checkers is a game played on a board checkered with squares of two colors. Two players compete in checkers to have the last piece on the board. The game pieces in checkers — which you can also call checkers — are usually red and black. Players move diagonally on the board, trying to reach the opposite side where their pieces can be "kinged," or doubled, giving them more powers. On the way, a player attempts to jump over her opponent's pieces and capture them. In Britain, the identical game is called "draughts."

Example Sentences

The task is simple: rewrite sentences one by one until the essay passes various A.I. checkers like Originality.ai, GPTZero, or ZeroGPT.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

A handful of basic electronic games—think checkers and tic-tac-toe—were designed in laboratories going back to at least the 1950s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

It said it would also echo Musk's changes at X with a "community notes" tool for users to label misleading posts, after making cuts to moderation and fact checkers.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Jason Somers, president of Crest Real Estate, a development firm, said the efforts have helped city plan checkers respond to applications with urgency.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

From her bottomless carry-on, Gay pulled out magnetic checkers, a mini Yahtzee set, and Go Fish and Old Maid cards, which we played until we landed in Hartford.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter