chessman

[ ches-man, -muhn ]

/ ˈtʃɛsˌmæn, -mən /

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noun, plural chess·men

[ches-men, -muhn]. /ˈtʃɛsˌmɛn, -mən/.

any piece used in the game of chess.

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Origin of chessman

1275–1325; Middle English; earlier chesse meyne, equivalent to chessechess¹ + meyne household (man, men by folk etymology) <Middle French mesniée<Latin mansiōn- (stem of mansiō); see mansion

Words nearby chessman

chess, chessboard, chessboxing, chess clock, chessel, chessman, chess pie, chesspiece, chesstree, chest, chest compression

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How to use chessman in a sentence

The Cham chessman is very similar to ours and the board has also sixty-four squares.
Indo-China and Its Primitive People|Henry Baudesson
The apple was soon devoured, and the child returned to the chess board, and kidnapped another chessman.
Practical Education, Volume I|Maria Edgeworth
He looked at Joe Chessman who stood stolidly to one side, gun still in hand.
Adaptation|Dallas McCord Reynolds
Plekhanov made his way toward them, Joe Chessman at his right and a pace to the rear.
Adaptation|Dallas McCord Reynolds

Chessman turned and it took a brief moment for the blankness in his eyes to fade into life.
Adaptation|Dallas McCord Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for chessman

chessman

/ (ˈtʃɛsˌmæn, -mən) /

noun plural -men

any of the eight pieces and eight pawns used by each player in a game of chess

Word Origin for chessman

C17: back formation from chessmen, from Middle English chessemeyne chess company, from meynie, menye company, body of men, from Old French meyné

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